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http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220404000590 | The following is part of a series that explores international galleries that have opened in Seoul, a new art hub in Asia. --Ed.
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul opened in October 2021 at the heart of Hannam-dong as Korea and the world were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move may have seemed foolhardy, but Thaddaeus Ropac, the Austrian gallerist who has run the gallery for almost 40 years, did not hesitate to expand its presence in Asian market.
“Though the pandemic was unprecedented in my lifetime, it is not the first time that we have faced challenges in the business due to the circumstances of the times we are living in,” Ropac said in an email interview with The Korea Herald.
“For instance, when we had just opened a new gallery in London there was a vote for Brexit. Despite this, I never doubted the decision to have a gallery in London and the strength of its extraordinary art scene, and we made it work,” he said.
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, which also operates in Salzburg, Paris and London, chose to open its first Asian venue in Seoul over other Asian cities, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo for a number of reasons.
“We have a personal history with Seoul, having represented Lee Bul -- one of the leading Korean artists of her generation -- for many years. I got to know the city even better when in 2007 Georg Baselitz had his first exhibition in Korea at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon,” he said.
“The historic art academies and incredible institutions makes this an exceptionally exciting place and even in the past couple of years I’ve witnessed so much change and growth. I am very happy to have found a space that now feels like home. The choice to open a gallery here felt natural,” he added.
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul occupies the first floor of an architectural landmark, the Fort Hill building which won the Korean National Architecture Award 2011 and the Seoul Architecture Award 2011. It was designed by SAI architects, led by architect Park Ju-hwan.
“Convergence,” an exhibition of a new series of works on aluminum by London and Portugal-based artist Jason Martin is currently running at the gallery through April 16. The works are based on repeating inward movements with a brush that converge at a central point. The drawing also parallels the Korean tradition of bojagi wrapping, according to the artist.
Ropac said the gallery recently began representing some younger artists which is representative of how the identity of the gallery is evolving and how it is open to working with new artists, including Korean artists, whether they are emerging artists or they have not received international recognition despite their extraordinary artistic achievements.
“With our new gallery in Seoul, I am looking forward to being in Korea more often and to meeting Korean artists and visiting artists’ studios,” he said.
“Something I feel we take very seriously is that we always put our artists first,” he said, elaborating that the relationships that the gallery has developed with its artists and the collectors and the trust that has been built are the gallery’s greatest strength.
Ropac believes that the upcoming Frieze Seoul due to kick off Sept. 2 at Coex in southern Seoul will highlight the city’s evolving art market. In September, Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul will showcase works by German artist Anselm Kiefer.
The gallerist considers the tradition of collecting art in Korea to have been firmly established over many generations. The collectors – who span across the country not only in Seoul but Busan and Daegu -- are exceptionally knowledgeable, with a very sophisticated appreciation of art, according to Ropac.
With the ongoing war in Ukraine, the gallery has launched a fundraiser to support humanitarian efforts in the country. It is selling a selection of paintings and sculptures that have been created for or selected as contributions to the fundraiser. The works are on show across the gallery’s five venues -- London, Paris Marais, Paris Pantin, Salzburg and Seoul -- and can also be seen in an online exhibition.
“It is thanks to many of our artists generously donating works that this has been possible, and we have been selling them via our website, with new works added each week and all proceeds from the sales going directly to a selection of charities we have been donating to from the start,” he added.
By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com) | 2 | 86,256 | 0.850337 | https://www.ft.com/content/519f7707-25c3-4007-a4d2-892081f92e0e | 2022-08-31 10:51:10+00:00 | Frieze Seoul’s Focus section tackles the thorny question: what is Asian art?
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What is the state of artmaking, especially in the wake of the uneven disruptions of protracted lockdowns and restricted borders, across Asia today? A counterpoint to the parade of international blue-chip galleries out in force for the inaugural edition of Frieze Seoul, Focus Asia offers 10 solo presentations from Asia-based galleries (aged 12 years or younger) and the chance to attend to such questions.
I am curious what Focus Asia, curated by Christopher Y Lew of LA non-profit Horizon and Hyejung Jang from Seoul’s Doosan gallery, might have to say about something as knotty as “Asia”. (The curator David Xu Borgonjon once quipped: “You can only be Asian outside of Asia.”) But Lew and Jang aren’t interested in framing Asia through any particular tendency. Their aim “was to show the wide range of artistic practices found on the continent and made by diasporic artists”, Lew says. “We want to demonstrate what it could mean to span geography — from Iran to Indonesia — as well as generations, media and artistic strategies.”
Several artworks enter the uncanny valley between simulation and reality. Seoul’s P21 is devoting its booth to Sungsil Ryu — born in 1993, the youngest of the artists in the section — whose garish films send up the excesses of Korean consumerism. The artist frequently adopts a series of disturbing alter egos, for instance, a squeaky-pitched YouTube influencer who spreads conspiracy theories about North Korea. In the video installation on view, “BigKing Travel Ching-Chen Tour — Mr Kim’s Revival”, Ryu plays a tour guide (or scammer, depending on your perspective) who whisks you around an amethyst-encrusted cave, an aquatic holiday home and a golden palace.
There’s also an interesting “generative tension established through physical works and digital approaches”, Lew says. For instance, he mentions Fyerool Darma, represented by Singapore’s Yeo Workshop, who merges “screen-based imagery with material tactility”. Darma probes aspects of south-east Asian history and identity through glitchy murals, which appropriate both the patterning of traditional Malay fabrics and the backgrounds of videogames.
The Beijing-based artist Tao Hui, represented by Hong Kong’s Kiang Malingue, is concerned with how our memories have been colonised by screen culture. His 2016 film Joint Images involved a troupe of actors re-enacting scenes from Chinese TV shows (with the original playing behind them). Shown in Seoul, Being Wild also stages a strange bleed of temporalities: a woman roller-skates through a series of empty streets (presumably in some locked-down city) in scenes that appear to reference motifs from Chinese soap opera TV, while crooning Taiwanese folk-song hits from the 1980s.
Another noticeable throughline is a focus on the qualities of light and dark. Courtesy of Tehran’s Dastan Gallery, the Iranian artist Ali Beheshti will exhibit a series of gnomic drawings, created out of fine ink lines and bands of powdered graphite, that suggest the detail of architectural studies. Beheshti is working within a lineage of classical ink art — calligraphy and miniature painting — says Dastan founder Hormoz Hematian. But there’s a humbling immediacy to the artist’s spartan palette and his alternating rhythms of surgical and coarse-grained mark-making.
Rana Begum, shown by Mumbai’s Jhaveri Contemporary, is similarly compelled by opacity and colour. The artist’s show Dappled Light, on view at London’s Pitzhanger Manor, a fine jewel box of an exhibition, treats the shimmering sunlight diffused through the stately home’s stained glass as a material in its own right, within which Begum suspends a chain of seemingly weightless clouds, constructed from pastel metal mesh. I have misgivings about how Begum’s luminous works might survive under the cold glare of an art fair. But the art on view in Seoul will be quieter objects: watercolours on grid paper and wall sculptures composed of mirrored tiles that reflect the gaze of their spectators. “We hope we can create a moment of stillness and contemplation in the fair with a minimal presentation,” says Begum’s gallerist, Amrita Jhaveri.
A presentation by Jakarta’s ROH which features the husband-and-wife duo Bagus Pandega and Kei Imazu taps into the art world’s current penchant for collaboration and ecological thinking. Their new series of works emerges from research on the island of Lusi off the coast of East Java, a body of land created out of an erupting mud volcano. Imazu’s paintings trace the local topography: the movement of mud layered over other soils and minerals. Pandega’s contribution is stranger: using the mud as a semiconductor, he will incorporate the material into a video synthesiser.
I don’t envy the task of condensing a region that contains 60 per cent of the world’s population down to 10 booths at an art fair. But I’d still struggle to explain what this selection of artists really tells us. Perhaps it is important to remember that an art fair’s strategy of appointing a high-minded curator to add a splash of selectivity to proceedings is also a tactic of distraction, appearing to elevate the affair from a purely mercantile endeavour.
Still, it feels like a missed opportunity to offer even a glance at the crucial shifts in how art is made and consumed across the continent. While the galleries may be relatively young, most of the selected artists were born before 1990 and it’s unclear what future generations of artists across the region might be concerning themselves with. Moreover, cultural tastes across the region are changing in the afterburn of Covid; one Beijing gallerist recently told me that, after recent isolationism, mainland Chinese audiences “are less and less interested in what is happening in the west”.
You wouldn’t notice such fractures from much of the art on view, whether it’s Osamu Mori’s wood carvings of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis (shown by Tokyo’s Parcel gallery), Kimiyo Mishima’s ceramic casts of trash cans and newspapers (Tokyo’s Sokyo Gallery) or the bold-blocked abstractions of the painter Hejum Bä (Seoul’s Whistle). Indeed, the effect of all these variations on the familiar rather encourages us to think the disruptions of recent years have not happened at all.
The section’s star, though, might well be an 81-year-old painter from Hastings on the south coast of England. Laetitia Yhap, born in 1941 just outside London to a Chinese father and Austrian mother, is shown by Tabula Rasa, which began in Beijing’s 798 art district in 2015 and last year opened another space in east London.
Since she first began sketching on a beach with nothing more than a pencil and a brown envelope, Yhap has spent decades documenting Britain’s seaside towns: intense glimpses of fishermen hard at work, or a boy silently tracing figures in the sand, the flatness of the water beyond, painted on wood and cord sourced from the detritus of the coastal landscape. “We try to bridge art that cannot simply be categorised by geography,” says Tabula Rasa founder Sammi Liu. Yhap’s paintings of home are a reparative reminder that the idea of Asia need not be constrained by territory.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/mornings-dermot-oleary-forced-correct-26628820 | This Morning’s Dermot O’Leary was forced to correct Alison Hammond on Monday morning as the pair hosted the show during Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s Easter break.
Dermot and Alison kicked off the show with a chat over the day’s headlines alongside guests Gyles Brandreth and Beverley Turner.
Alison, 47, turned the conversation to Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics chief, who has reportedly been fined by the Metropolitan Police in connection with a party held during lockdown.
The ex-deputy cabinet secretary was handed a £50 fine after police investigators found she had breached Covid laws by attending a lockdown karaoke party where she provided a karaoke machine, reports claim.
Alison noted that she “just can’t believe” that the karaoke machine was hers, before co-host Dermot had to interject quickly to qualify that it was “reportedly” hers.
He added: “We don’t know for sure,” after which Alison stopped, saying: “Oh, is it reportedly?” and glanced down at her notes.
She continued: “Well, it’s a karaoke machine. She’s been fined £50, but if you remember rightly a lot of people were fined £10,000 at the time.”
Elsewhere at the beginning of the show, Alison was left presenting This Morning alone as Dermot was missing - but he soon emerged in a tiny car as he drove into the studio.
As Lorraine host Ranvir Singh was ready to hand over to the pair, she was shocked to see an empty chair next to Alison.
The presenter explained that Dermot was running late and that he would hopefully be on the show soon.
Welcoming viewers to the show later, Alison was still alone as she said: "Hello, it's supposed to be me and Dermot, this is really embarrassing."
But soon afterwards, it emerged that Dermot was late because he was driving the world's smallest car into the studio.
As he rode the tiny blue car onto the set, Alison said: "I can't believe this, you're so extra... you know what the weird thing is? This looks like your normal car."
Waving hello to viewers as he managed to clamber out, he said: "Morning everyone, hope you're well... we thought we'd show the world's smallest and economic car!"
And viewers were divided over the skit, with one tweeting: "Cringe start of the show time.”
Alison and Dermot are covering for Holly and Phil over the Easter holidays, as Kate Garraway stood in for Susanna Reid.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
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Read More | 0 | 7,777 | 0 | https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/mornings-dermot-oleary-forced-correct-26629349 | 2022-04-04 11:28:33+00:00 | This Morning’s Dermot O’Leary was forced to correct Alison Hammond on Monday morning as the pair hosted the show during Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s Easter break.
Dermot and Alison kicked off the show with a chat over the day’s headlines alongside guests Gyles Brandreth and Beverley Turner.
Alison, 47, turned the conversation to Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics chief, who has reportedly been fined by the Metropolitan Police in connection with a party held during lockdown.
The ex-deputy cabinet secretary was handed a £50 fine after police investigators found she had breached Covid laws by attending a lockdown karaoke party where she provided a karaoke machine, reports claim.
Alison noted that she “just can’t believe” that the karaoke machine was hers, before co-host Dermot had to interject quickly to qualify that it was “reportedly” hers.
He added: “We don’t know for sure,” after which Alison stopped, saying: “Oh, is it reportedly?” and glanced down at her notes.
She continued: “Well, it’s a karaoke machine. She’s been fined £50, but if you remember rightly a lot of people were fined £10,000 at the time.”
Elsewhere at the beginning of the show, Alison was left presenting This Morning alone as Dermot was missing - but he soon emerged in a tiny car as he drove into the studio.
As Lorraine host Ranvir Singh was ready to hand over to the pair, she was shocked to see an empty chair next to Alison.
The presenter explained that Dermot was running late and that he would hopefully be on the show soon.
Welcoming viewers to the show later, Alison was still alone as she said: "Hello, it's supposed to be me and Dermot, this is really embarrassing."
But soon afterwards, it emerged that Dermot was late because he was driving the world's smallest car into the studio.
As he rode the tiny blue car onto the set, Alison said: "I can't believe this, you're so extra... you know what the weird thing is? This looks like your normal car."
Waving hello to viewers as he managed to clamber out, he said: "Morning everyone, hope you're well... we thought we'd show the world's smallest and economic car!"
And viewers were divided over the skit, with one tweeting: "Cringe start of the show time.”
Alison and Dermot are covering for Holly and Phil over the Easter holidays, as Kate Garraway stood in for Susanna Reid.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub. |
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/mornings-dermot-oleary-forced-correct-26628820 | This Morning’s Dermot O’Leary was forced to correct Alison Hammond on Monday morning as the pair hosted the show during Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s Easter break.
Dermot and Alison kicked off the show with a chat over the day’s headlines alongside guests Gyles Brandreth and Beverley Turner.
Alison, 47, turned the conversation to Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics chief, who has reportedly been fined by the Metropolitan Police in connection with a party held during lockdown.
The ex-deputy cabinet secretary was handed a £50 fine after police investigators found she had breached Covid laws by attending a lockdown karaoke party where she provided a karaoke machine, reports claim.
Alison noted that she “just can’t believe” that the karaoke machine was hers, before co-host Dermot had to interject quickly to qualify that it was “reportedly” hers.
He added: “We don’t know for sure,” after which Alison stopped, saying: “Oh, is it reportedly?” and glanced down at her notes.
She continued: “Well, it’s a karaoke machine. She’s been fined £50, but if you remember rightly a lot of people were fined £10,000 at the time.”
Elsewhere at the beginning of the show, Alison was left presenting This Morning alone as Dermot was missing - but he soon emerged in a tiny car as he drove into the studio.
As Lorraine host Ranvir Singh was ready to hand over to the pair, she was shocked to see an empty chair next to Alison.
The presenter explained that Dermot was running late and that he would hopefully be on the show soon.
Welcoming viewers to the show later, Alison was still alone as she said: "Hello, it's supposed to be me and Dermot, this is really embarrassing."
But soon afterwards, it emerged that Dermot was late because he was driving the world's smallest car into the studio.
As he rode the tiny blue car onto the set, Alison said: "I can't believe this, you're so extra... you know what the weird thing is? This looks like your normal car."
Waving hello to viewers as he managed to clamber out, he said: "Morning everyone, hope you're well... we thought we'd show the world's smallest and economic car!"
And viewers were divided over the skit, with one tweeting: "Cringe start of the show time.”
Alison and Dermot are covering for Holly and Phil over the Easter holidays, as Kate Garraway stood in for Susanna Reid.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
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Read More | 1 | 124,407 | 0.808282 | https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/dermot-oleary-disgusted-alison-hammond-26830151 | 2022-04-29 10:37:29+00:00 | Dermot O'Leary was not impressed on Friday's This Morning as Alison Hammond joked about her famous 'husbands'.
The TV duo were joined by Matthew Wright and Anushka Asthana as they discussed some of the latest headlines, which included a story about Richard Hammond.
Dermot began the conversation by announcing that Top Gear star Richard is selling his cars as part of a "mid-life crisis" he thinks he might be experiencing.
As Matthew gave his take on the story, Alison interrupted and said: "Everyone always think that he's my husabnd you know? And I always go, 'yes he is'."
As Dermot fell about laughing, he joked: "How long have you been together?"
Alison then admitted: "I love short men though!" as Anushka butted in: "Or Phillip Hammond maybe?"
Dermot looked disgusted by the idea of Alison and the 66-year-old politician and said: "Phillip Hammond?! Please! You and Phillip Hammond is gonna be burned in my... all day..."
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/mornings-dermot-oleary-forced-correct-26628820 | This Morning’s Dermot O’Leary was forced to correct Alison Hammond on Monday morning as the pair hosted the show during Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s Easter break.
Dermot and Alison kicked off the show with a chat over the day’s headlines alongside guests Gyles Brandreth and Beverley Turner.
Alison, 47, turned the conversation to Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics chief, who has reportedly been fined by the Metropolitan Police in connection with a party held during lockdown.
The ex-deputy cabinet secretary was handed a £50 fine after police investigators found she had breached Covid laws by attending a lockdown karaoke party where she provided a karaoke machine, reports claim.
Alison noted that she “just can’t believe” that the karaoke machine was hers, before co-host Dermot had to interject quickly to qualify that it was “reportedly” hers.
He added: “We don’t know for sure,” after which Alison stopped, saying: “Oh, is it reportedly?” and glanced down at her notes.
She continued: “Well, it’s a karaoke machine. She’s been fined £50, but if you remember rightly a lot of people were fined £10,000 at the time.”
Elsewhere at the beginning of the show, Alison was left presenting This Morning alone as Dermot was missing - but he soon emerged in a tiny car as he drove into the studio.
As Lorraine host Ranvir Singh was ready to hand over to the pair, she was shocked to see an empty chair next to Alison.
The presenter explained that Dermot was running late and that he would hopefully be on the show soon.
Welcoming viewers to the show later, Alison was still alone as she said: "Hello, it's supposed to be me and Dermot, this is really embarrassing."
But soon afterwards, it emerged that Dermot was late because he was driving the world's smallest car into the studio.
As he rode the tiny blue car onto the set, Alison said: "I can't believe this, you're so extra... you know what the weird thing is? This looks like your normal car."
Waving hello to viewers as he managed to clamber out, he said: "Morning everyone, hope you're well... we thought we'd show the world's smallest and economic car!"
And viewers were divided over the skit, with one tweeting: "Cringe start of the show time.”
Alison and Dermot are covering for Holly and Phil over the Easter holidays, as Kate Garraway stood in for Susanna Reid.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
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Read More | 2 | 51,236 | 0.813303 | https://www.thesun.ie/tv/8611063/this-mornings-dermot-oleary-no-trust-alison-hammond/ | 2022-04-06 14:31:36+00:00 | THIS Morning's Dermot O'Leary joked there's no trust between him and Alison Hammond after she pulled a sneaky move on today's This Morning.
The pair sat down to tuck into an authentic Italian pizza from a Gino D'Acampo recipe when Alison revealed her cunning plan to bag the best slices.
As they each took a bite out of their pizzas, Alison said: "I actually swapped the pizza when you went to the toilet because I thought that yours looked a bit dry."
She then gloated that her pizza now had way more cheese, adding: "Don't you think mine looks so much better."
A shocked Dermot responded: "You did the old Hammond switcheroo! There's no trust in this relationship."
Dermot and Alison are filling in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield this week as they enjoy their Easter breaks.
There was confusion yesterday when Dermot left Alison to "present alone" as he arrived late.
Ahead of Monday's edition of the ITV show, Ranvir Singh - in for Lorraine Kelly - cut to Alison, who said: "Can you believe this? He is running late - but I've heard he is going to arrive in style."
Ranvir, who was interviewing fellow TV presenter Patrick Kielty at the time, offered him up if Dermot couldn't make it on time, to which Alison replied: "Come on over!"
Opening This Morning just moments later, Alison told viewers: "Hello and welcome to This Morning.
"It's supposed to be me and Dermot all week but obviously he's forgotten. I can't believe this, it's really embarrassing."
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But the camera then cut to Dermot making his way into the studio in a tiny car - the world's tiniest, in fact.
Alison was left in hysterics and branded her co-host "so extra" for the stunt. |
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CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change. | 0 | 137,845 | 0 | https://kesq.com/news/2022/04/04/late-frost-ices-over-french-vineyards-threatens-fruit-crops/ | 2022-04-04 10:15:58+00:00 | Late frost ices over French vineyards, threatens fruit crops
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CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change. |
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CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change. | 1 | 143,179 | 0 | https://keyt.com/news/money-and-business/ap-national-business/2022/04/04/late-frost-ices-over-french-vineyards-threatens-fruit-crops/ | 2022-04-04 10:42:50+00:00 | Late frost ices over French vineyards, threatens fruit crops
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CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change. |
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By THIBAULT CAMUS
Associated Press
CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change. | 2 | 1,397 | 0 | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/04/late-frost-ices-over-french-vineyards-threatens-fruit-crops-2/ | 2022-04-04 10:54:30+00:00 | Late frost ices over French vineyards, threatens fruit crops
By THIBAULT CAMUS
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CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change. |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10683905/Russia-faces-growing-outrage-amid-new-evidence-atrocities-Ukraine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities in Ukraine
Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine.
Some western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defence minister suggested the European Union should discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, though more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site which residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly six-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the rouble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and some western leaders going so far as accusing Russia of genocide.
Russia’s defence ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the western media”. The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Mr Zelensky implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music”.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favour of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
European Council president Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way”.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too”.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state”, saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: this is genocide”.
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove because prosecutors would have to show the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the US and its allies have sought to punish the Kremlin for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German vice chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Mr Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than four million Ukrainians to flee their country. Mr Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the Nato military alliance of western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While western officials initially said they believed Mr Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s defence ministry said on Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
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Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine.
Some western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defence minister suggested the European Union should discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, though more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site which residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly six-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the rouble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and some western leaders going so far as accusing Russia of genocide.
Russia’s defence ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the western media”. The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Mr Zelensky implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music”.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favour of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
The bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: this is genocide
European Council president Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way”.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too”.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state”, saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: this is genocide”.
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove because prosecutors would have to show the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the US and its allies have sought to punish the Kremlin for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German vice chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Mr Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than four million Ukrainians to flee their country. Mr Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the Nato military alliance of western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While western officials initially said they believed Mr Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s defence ministry said on Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
The mayor of Chernihiv, which has been cut off from food and other supplies for weeks, said Russian shelling has destroyed 70% of the northern city.
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Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine.
Some western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defence minister suggested the European Union should discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, though more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site which residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly six-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the rouble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and some western leaders going so far as accusing Russia of genocide.
Russia’s defence ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the western media”. The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Mr Zelensky implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music”.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favour of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
European Council president Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way”.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too”.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state”, saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: this is genocide”.
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove because prosecutors would have to show the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the US and its allies have sought to punish the Kremlin for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German vice chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Mr Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than four million Ukrainians to flee their country. Mr Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the Nato military alliance of western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While western officials initially said they believed Mr Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s defence ministry said on Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
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Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some Western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defense minister suggested the European Union discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, but more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short-term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, that were recaptured from Russian forces in recent days. In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site that residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly 6-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the ruble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some Western leaders going so far as to accuse Russia of genocide.
Russia’s Defense Ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the Western media.” The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Zelenskyy implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favor of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
European Council President Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too.”
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state,” saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: This is genocide.”
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove, as prosecutors would have to show that the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the U.S. and its allies have sought to punish Russia for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than 4 million Ukrainians to flee their country. Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the NATO military alliance of Western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While Western officials initially said they believed Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea,” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
The mayor of Chernihiv, which has been cut off from food and other supplies for weeks, said Russian shelling has destroyed 70% of the northern city.
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Qena reported from Motyzhyn, Ukraine. Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed. |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10683905/Russia-faces-growing-outrage-amid-new-evidence-atrocities-Ukraine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities in Ukraine
Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine.
Some western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defence minister suggested the European Union should discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, though more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site which residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly six-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the rouble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and some western leaders going so far as accusing Russia of genocide.
Russia’s defence ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the western media”. The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Mr Zelensky implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music”.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favour of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
European Council president Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way”.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too”.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state”, saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: this is genocide”.
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove because prosecutors would have to show the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the US and its allies have sought to punish the Kremlin for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German vice chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Mr Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than four million Ukrainians to flee their country. Mr Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the Nato military alliance of western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While western officials initially said they believed Mr Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s defence ministry said on Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
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BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some Western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defense minister suggested the European Union discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, but more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short-term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, that were recaptured from Russian forces in recent days. In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site that residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly 6-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the ruble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some Western leaders going so far as to accuse Russia of genocide.
Russia’s Defense Ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the Western media.” The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
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In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Zelenskyy implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favor of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
European Council President Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too.”
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state,” saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: This is genocide.”
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove, as prosecutors would have to show that the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the U.S. and its allies have sought to punish Russia for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than 4 million Ukrainians to flee their country. Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the NATO military alliance of Western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While Western officials initially said they believed Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea,” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
The mayor of Chernihiv, which has been cut off from food and other supplies for weeks, said Russian shelling has destroyed 70% of the northern city.
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Qena reported from Motyzhyn, Ukraine. Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed.
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By Leigh Thomas
PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term.
Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors.
His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis.
More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION
Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike.
While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power.
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS
The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT
The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels.
COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by.
The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
($1 = 0.9045 euros)
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His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
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Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off. read more
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis.
More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION
Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike.
While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power. read more
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS
The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT
The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels.
COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by.
The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
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By Leigh Thomas
PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term.
Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors.
His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis.
More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION
Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike.
While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power.
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS
The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT
The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels.
COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by.
The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
($1 = 0.9045 euros)
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PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term.
Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors.
His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis.
More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION
Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike.
While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power.
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS
The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT
The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels.
COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by.
The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
($1 = 0.9045 euros)
French growth vs European peers over last five yearshttps://tmsnrt.rs/3NBsPjd
Unemployment in Francehttps://tmsnrt.rs/36Dvokh
French inflation lags behind broader euro zone surge French inflation lags behind broader euro zone surgehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3uBcjao
New company registrations in Francehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3gg4zUA
France's national debt as percent of GDPhttps://tmsnrt.rs/3wPk4w8
French trade balancehttps://tmsnrt.rs/3uHuVp5
Polls graphichttps://graphics.reuters.com/FRANCE-ELECTION/POLLS/zjvqkomzlvx/index.html
(Reporting by Leigh Thomas; Editing by Richard Lough and Nick Macfie)
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By Leigh Thomas
PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term.
Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors.
His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis.
More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION
Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike.
While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power.
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS
The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT
The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels.
COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by.
The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
($1 = 0.9045 euros)
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French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term. Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors.
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French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term.
Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors. His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off. ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades. UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis. More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike. While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power.
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels. COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by. The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prince-andrew-wont-play-role-queens-platinum-jubilee-says-royal-source-1699233 | Prince Andrew's appearance at Prince Philip's memorial may be his last public engagement according to a royal expert.
The Duke of York raised eyebrows when he escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey. The televised event saw him walk his mother to her seat inside the abbey. He was even seen in the car ride with her from Windsor to London.
His prominent role at the memorial left people baffled especially since it came after he settled his sexual abuse case out of court with his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Some claimed it was a slap in the face for victims of sexual abuse and others thought it was the queen's way of showing her support for her son.
But it reportedly dismayed Prince William and Prince Charles and if they were to have their way, they would not want Andrew to be seen in public again. According to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, they would probably not want him at the queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
"In terms of royal events, I don't expect we will see Prince Andrew appear in the near future - if ever again," he told the Mirror.
"He won't play any kind of a role in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, of that I think we can be quite sure. Prince Charles and William will be totally opposed to it, it's a non-starter," he added.
Fitzwilliams believes that what the people saw at Prince Philip's memorial "was the Queen allowing him to physically supporting (sic) her after she supported him." He said it was understandable and expected of him to be at the service because it was for his father.
"It was an event he was always going to attend - let's not forget, he has lost his father," he explained.
It is believed that Prince Andrew took Prince Philip's memorial as a "springboard" to be given the green light to attend Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. He considered it a stepping stone to his return to public life. The 62-year old kept a low profile since 2019 because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He eventually lost his royal patronages and military titles when Giuffre accused him of "rape in the first degree" in a New York court. | 0 | 18,020 | 0.408387 | https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-prince-andrew-platinum-jubilee-b2049058.html | 2022-04-01 14:38:12+00:00 | The Duke of York made his first public appearance since he settled a civil sexual assault case against him earlier this week at a memorial service held for his father, the Duke of Edinburgh.
But his prominent role in escorting the Queen to the event and walking her through Westminster Abbey came as a shock to many.
Prince Andrew had largely disappeared from royal life and was stripped of his honorary military titles and patronages by the Queen in January.
He stepped back from royal duties in 2019 following his disastrous interview on BBC Newsnight.
The Duke was questioned on his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He also faced allegations of sexually assaulting Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, after she was trafficked by Epstein.
Andrew has consistently denied all allegations and maintained that he has no recollection of ever meeting Giuffre. In February, he reached a multi-million pound settlement, including damages to Giuffre and a donation to a charity to stop the case proceeding to a civil trial.
But his role in Prince Philip’s memorial came as a shock to many, and the Queen has been sharply criticised for her decision to walk with Andrew to the front of the congregation on Tuesday.
Questions have arisen over whether the Duke will be present at Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, and how big of a role he might play at the numerous events taking place.
The Jubilee service of thanksgiving that will be held on 3 June at St Paul’s Cathedral may be considered a family occasion.
If it is, Andrew would likely be among the congregation, alongside other non-working members of the royal family.
Joe Little, editor of Majesty Magazine, told the PA news agency: “I think he will be there. Although the Queen is head of state, she is also head of the family as well and in that capacity, all her children should be with her.”
He suggested that the royal family may take stock following the media and public’s response to Andrew’s role at Philip’s service.
“It is a hard one to predict,” he said. “Nobody would have predicted what would happen [on Tuesday] because Andrew was in the order of service to arrive with other members of the family and his daughters at the West Door.
“This was obviously an 11th hour change.”
However, reports have suggested that the Queen deliberately made the decision to give Andrew a front-and-centre role at the memorial and “overruled” concerns raised by Prince Charles and Prince William.
Peter Hunt, former BBC royal correspondent, tweeted: “Two years of work undone – a jubilee now awaits Andrew. Charles and William had locked him in a box. The Queen gave him the key.”
Matt Wilkinson, royal correspondent for The Sun, added that the Queen’s decision “has caused ‘consternation’ across all households including William and Charles’.
“Top officials fear the disgraced Duke of York will use his Abbey role as a ‘springboard’ to appear at Platinum Jubilee,” he said in a tweet.
In addition, The Times quoted a royal source as saying that Andrew has not been “ruled out from attending family events”.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on who would attend the Jubilee service at St Paul’s, with a spokesperson saying: “Our position hasn’t changed since or statement in January.”
At the time, the Palace issued a statement confirming that Andrew “will continue not to undertake any public duties”.
Clarence House declined to comment on whether Charles was supportive of the decision for Andrew to walk with the Queen at the memorial, and Kensington Palace has yet to comment on where William stands on the issue.
Andrew remains in the line of succession, and is also still a Counsellor of State, alongside Charles, William and Prince Harry.
Two or more Counsellors of State are appointed by Letters Patent to act in the Queen’s place in the event that she cannot undertake her official duties as sovereign on a temporary basis.
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prince-andrew-wont-play-role-queens-platinum-jubilee-says-royal-source-1699233 | Prince Andrew's appearance at Prince Philip's memorial may be his last public engagement according to a royal expert.
The Duke of York raised eyebrows when he escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey. The televised event saw him walk his mother to her seat inside the abbey. He was even seen in the car ride with her from Windsor to London.
His prominent role at the memorial left people baffled especially since it came after he settled his sexual abuse case out of court with his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Some claimed it was a slap in the face for victims of sexual abuse and others thought it was the queen's way of showing her support for her son.
But it reportedly dismayed Prince William and Prince Charles and if they were to have their way, they would not want Andrew to be seen in public again. According to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, they would probably not want him at the queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
"In terms of royal events, I don't expect we will see Prince Andrew appear in the near future - if ever again," he told the Mirror.
"He won't play any kind of a role in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, of that I think we can be quite sure. Prince Charles and William will be totally opposed to it, it's a non-starter," he added.
Fitzwilliams believes that what the people saw at Prince Philip's memorial "was the Queen allowing him to physically supporting (sic) her after she supported him." He said it was understandable and expected of him to be at the service because it was for his father.
"It was an event he was always going to attend - let's not forget, he has lost his father," he explained.
It is believed that Prince Andrew took Prince Philip's memorial as a "springboard" to be given the green light to attend Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. He considered it a stepping stone to his return to public life. The 62-year old kept a low profile since 2019 because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He eventually lost his royal patronages and military titles when Giuffre accused him of "rape in the first degree" in a New York court. | 1 | 67,936 | 0.485788 | https://people.com/royals/people-around-queen-elizabeth-sad-amid-fallout-from-prince-philips-memorial-service/ | 2022-04-06 15:42:50+00:00 | 'People Around the Queen Are Sad' amid Backlash from Prince Andrew's Role at Prince Philip's Memorial
A memorial service honoring Prince Philip was overshadowed by the image of Queen Elizabeth entering Westminster Abbey on the arm of their disgraced son, Prince Andrew, leaving those around the monarch "sad."
The Queen, 95, and Prince Andrew, 62, traveled by car together from Windsor to the Service of Thanksgiving in London, where Andrew escorted his mother down the aisle before they took their seats. The unexpected move came just six weeks after Andrew settled a sexual assault lawsuit with his accuser Virginia Giuffre.
"People around the Queen are sad that all everyone was talking about is Prince Andrew and not Prince Philip," a royal insider tells PEOPLE in this week's issue.
Royal commentator Robert Jobson says there was uneasiness among senior members of the royal family about the Queen's decision, "but she insisted."
"It shows she wholeheartedly loves and believes her son," Jobson, the author of Prince Philip's Century. "As she did when she made a statement about Camilla being Queen's Consort, many people will now accept the Queen's word and judgment."
"It does make some sense that he accompany her because he doesn't have a partner. A settlement has been paid but he's guilty of nothing in the eyes of the law," he adds. "She has faith in Andrew. Even if he disappears from public life, he's been able to pay tribute to his father, who after all, was very proud of his service in the Royal Navy, where he fought in the Falkland Islands conflict."
In January, the Queen stripped Prince Andrew of his military titles and patronages amid a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew at the age of 17. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing but announced in Nov. 2019 that he would "step back from public duties for the foreseeable future" following his bombshell interview with the BBC about his ties to Epstein.
The decision to strip Andrew of his titles and affiliations was "widely discussed" within the senior ranks of the royal family, a royal source confirms to PEOPLE — likely meaning talks between Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Prince William.
Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson shared a series of Instagram posts on his behalf over the weekend using his banned "His Royal Highness" title — before deleting the message just hours later.
In the message, Prince Andrew reflected on the 40th anniversary of his leaving to serve in the Falkland War with the Royal Navy, where he flew missions as a Sea King helicopter pilot. The Queen's son said he entered the war "full of bravado" but returned a "changed man."
Shortly after it was posted, the Instagram message was amended to remove the "HRH" ahead of Prince Andrew's Duke of York title. Quickly thereafter, the posts were deleted entirely.
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prince-andrew-wont-play-role-queens-platinum-jubilee-says-royal-source-1699233 | Prince Andrew's appearance at Prince Philip's memorial may be his last public engagement according to a royal expert.
The Duke of York raised eyebrows when he escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey. The televised event saw him walk his mother to her seat inside the abbey. He was even seen in the car ride with her from Windsor to London.
His prominent role at the memorial left people baffled especially since it came after he settled his sexual abuse case out of court with his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Some claimed it was a slap in the face for victims of sexual abuse and others thought it was the queen's way of showing her support for her son.
But it reportedly dismayed Prince William and Prince Charles and if they were to have their way, they would not want Andrew to be seen in public again. According to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, they would probably not want him at the queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
"In terms of royal events, I don't expect we will see Prince Andrew appear in the near future - if ever again," he told the Mirror.
"He won't play any kind of a role in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, of that I think we can be quite sure. Prince Charles and William will be totally opposed to it, it's a non-starter," he added.
Fitzwilliams believes that what the people saw at Prince Philip's memorial "was the Queen allowing him to physically supporting (sic) her after she supported him." He said it was understandable and expected of him to be at the service because it was for his father.
"It was an event he was always going to attend - let's not forget, he has lost his father," he explained.
It is believed that Prince Andrew took Prince Philip's memorial as a "springboard" to be given the green light to attend Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. He considered it a stepping stone to his return to public life. The 62-year old kept a low profile since 2019 because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He eventually lost his royal patronages and military titles when Giuffre accused him of "rape in the first degree" in a New York court. | 2 | 87,629 | 0.507654 | https://www.suggest.com/queen-elizabeth-prince-charles-prince-andrew-irritated-advised-against-escort/2633695/ | 2022-04-11 15:19:22+00:00 | Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew presented a united front at the late Prince Philip’s Service of Thanksgiving, but according to royal sources, Prince Charles was not pleased by Andrew’s presence at the service.
Source Claims The Queen Is ‘Irritated With Prince Charles’ For Being ‘Against’ Andrew’s Attendance
An inside source told Us Weekly that Prince Charles “disagreed” with the queen over whether or not Andrew should attend the memorial in the aftermath of his sexual assault lawsuit settlement. Charles was allegedly “against” his brother’s presence at the service.
Apparently, Queen Elizabeth was angered by Charles fighting her on Andrew’s attendance. “Elizabeth is irritated with Prince Charles for giving his opinion where it’s not wanted,” the source continued, adding that the queen doesn’t need her son “directing her on how to handle” the scandal.
It seems as if the royals knew that Andrew’s presence at the service would be controversial. Gossip Cop previously reported that a photographer at the Service of Thanksgiving was told he could not photograph the queen and Andrew walking in together. However, after arguing that the BBC was live-streaming the event worldwide, he was allowed to take the queen and Andrew’s picture.
Prince Andrew’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settlement
Philip passed away in April of last year, and the royal family held a small, socially-distanced funeral, in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines. The Service of Thanksgiving, which was held last month, gave others a chance to formally recognize and mourn the death of Prince Philip.
More than 1,800 people attended the service, and one of them made headlines all over the world. People were shocked when Queen Elizabeth was escorted down the aisle of Westminster Abbey by Andrew.
The Duke of York has been the center of a scandal for the last few years after being accused of sexual assault by Virginia Guiffre, a victim of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew stepped down from his royal duties in 2019 and was stripped of his royal patronage and his HRH title. The lawsuit was recently settled out of court, and many saw Andrew’s appearance at the service as a way for him to rejoin royal life.
Even though the lawsuit has been settled, it seems unlikely that anyone will forget the duke’s friendship with Epstein. It’s still unknown if Andrew’s HRH title and patronages will be restored, or if he will start making official royal appearances, but based on the controversy of his attendance at the memorial, it will be a while before the prince can rejoin royal life.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/WA-Marine-Warning-and-Forecast-17055570.php | WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
353 AM PDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 19 to 24 ft at 13
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt becoming west Monday
morning.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 5 AM PDT Monday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 18 to 23 ft at 13
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 kt becoming west Monday
* WHERE...Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet
early Monday then building to 20 feet Monday night. Bar
conditions rough, becoming severe early Monday with breakers
covering the bar. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 715
AM and 730 PM Monday.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
353 AM PDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 19 to 24 ft at 13
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt becoming west Monday
morning.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 5 AM PDT Monday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 18 to 23 ft at 13
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 kt becoming west Monday
* WHERE...Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet
early Monday then building to 20 feet Monday night. Bar
conditions rough, becoming severe early Monday with breakers
covering the bar. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 715
AM and 730 PM Monday.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
353 AM PDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 19 to 24 ft at 13
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt becoming west Monday
morning.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 5 AM PDT Monday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 18 to 23 ft at 13
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 kt becoming west Monday
* WHERE...Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet
early Monday then building to 20 feet Monday night. Bar
conditions rough, becoming severe early Monday with breakers
covering the bar. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 715
AM and 730 PM Monday.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
353 AM PDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 19 to 24 ft at 13
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt becoming west Monday
morning.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 5 AM PDT Monday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 18 to 23 ft at 13
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 kt becoming west Monday
* WHERE...Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet
early Monday then building to 20 feet Monday night. Bar
conditions rough, becoming severe early Monday with breakers
covering the bar. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 715
AM and 730 PM Monday.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/WA-Marine-Warning-and-Forecast-17055570.php | WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
353 AM PDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 19 to 24 ft at 13
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt becoming west Monday
morning.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 5 AM PDT Monday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 18 to 23 ft at 13
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 kt becoming west Monday
* WHERE...Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet
early Monday then building to 20 feet Monday night. Bar
conditions rough, becoming severe early Monday with breakers
covering the bar. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 715
AM and 730 PM Monday.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
256 AM PDT Mon Apr 18 2022
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 6
to 11 ft at 11 seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 11 AM PDT this morning. For
the Small Craft Advisory, from 11 AM this morning to 11 AM PDT
Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca and
Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until midnight PDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous
wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt.
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PDT this evening.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Combined seas 6 to 8 ft building to 9 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Bar conditions moderate becoming generally rough in
the afternoon. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 615 AM
this morning and 645 PM this evening. The morning ebb will be
very strong.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 PM PDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60982070 | Covid: Nine new symptoms added to official list
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
- Published
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The official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of a coronavirus infection.
The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
The move comes more than two years into the pandemic, and just days after free testing ended in England.
However, the NHS cautions that many of the new symptoms "are very similar" to those for colds and flu.
The original signs of a Covid infection that were recognised in the UK were:
- fever
- new continuous cough
- loss of sense of smell or taste
It was known from the early days of the pandemic that this trio was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization and other countries, including the US, have used a longer list of symptoms for some time.
However, there has been debate in the UK about precisely which symptoms should be recognised and qualify somebody for a Covid test.
A headache is a known symptom of Covid, but you might not want to test everybody with one, as there are so many other causes.
Fever, cough or loss of sense of smell or taste were settled on, because they were either present in most Covid cases or almost exclusively caused by the virus.
But now the list of symptoms includes a further nine:
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- aching body
- headache
- sore throat
- blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
Covid infections are at a record level in the UK, with 4.9 million people (about one in 13 of us) testing positive for the virus. Free testing for most people in England ended last week.
The NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
Prof Tim Spector, from King's College London, has been campaigning for an expanded list of symptoms because of data from people tracking their symptoms in the Zoe Covid-19 app.
He said: "Main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after two years of lobbying... hurrah."
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By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
- Published
The official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of a coronavirus infection.
The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
The move comes more than two years into the pandemic, and just days after free testing ended in England.
However, the NHS cautions that many of the new symptoms "are very similar" to those for colds and flu.
The original signs of a Covid infection that were recognised in the UK were:
- fever
- new continuous cough
- loss of sense of smell or taste
It was known from the early days of the pandemic that this trio was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization and other countries, including the US, have used a longer list of symptoms for some time.
However, there has been debate in the UK about precisely which symptoms should be recognised and qualify somebody for a Covid test.
A headache is a known symptom of Covid, but you might not want to test everybody with one, as there are so many other causes.
Fever, cough or loss of sense of smell or taste were settled on, because they were either present in most Covid cases or almost exclusively caused by the virus.
But now the list of symptoms includes a further nine:
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- aching body
- headache
- sore throat
- blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
Covid infections are at a record level in the UK, with 4.9 million people (about one in 13 of us) testing positive for the virus. Free testing for most people in England ended last week.
The NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
Prof Tim Spector, from King's College London, has been campaigning for an expanded list of symptoms because of data from people tracking their symptoms in the Zoe Covid-19 app.
He said: "Main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after two years of lobbying... hurrah."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60982070 | Covid: Nine new symptoms added to official list
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
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The official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of a coronavirus infection.
The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
The move comes more than two years into the pandemic, and just days after free testing ended in England.
However, the NHS cautions that many of the new symptoms "are very similar" to those for colds and flu.
The original signs of a Covid infection that were recognised in the UK were:
- fever
- new continuous cough
- loss of sense of smell or taste
It was known from the early days of the pandemic that this trio was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization and other countries, including the US, have used a longer list of symptoms for some time.
However, there has been debate in the UK about precisely which symptoms should be recognised and qualify somebody for a Covid test.
A headache is a known symptom of Covid, but you might not want to test everybody with one, as there are so many other causes.
Fever, cough or loss of sense of smell or taste were settled on, because they were either present in most Covid cases or almost exclusively caused by the virus.
But now the list of symptoms includes a further nine:
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- aching body
- headache
- sore throat
- blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
Covid infections are at a record level in the UK, with 4.9 million people (about one in 13 of us) testing positive for the virus. Free testing for most people in England ended last week.
The NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
Prof Tim Spector, from King's College London, has been campaigning for an expanded list of symptoms because of data from people tracking their symptoms in the Zoe Covid-19 app.
He said: "Main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after two years of lobbying... hurrah."
Follow James on Twitter | 1 | 50,719 | 0.227301 | https://banglamirrornews.com/2022/04/05/covid-nine-new-symptoms-added-to-official-list/ | 2022-04-06 02:00:49+00:00 | The official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of a coronavirus infection.
The UK Health Security Agency’s updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
The move comes more than two years into the pandemic, and just days after free testing ended in England.
However, the NHS cautions that many of the new symptoms “are very similar” to those for colds and flu.
The original signs of a Covid infection that were recognised in the UK were:
fever
new continuous cough
loss of sense of smell or taste
It was known from the early days of the pandemic that this trio was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization and other countries, including the US, have used a longer list of symptoms for some time.
However, there has been debate in the UK about precisely which symptoms should be recognised and qualify somebody for a Covid test.
A headache is a known symptom of Covid, but you might not want to test everybody with one, as there are so many other causes.
Fever, cough or loss of sense of smell or taste were settled on, because they were either present in most Covid cases or almost exclusively caused by the virus.
But now the list of symptoms includes a further nine:
shortness of breath
feeling tired or exhausted
aching body
headache
sore throat
blocked or runny nose
loss of appetite
diarrhoea
feeling sick or being sick
Covid infections are at a record level in the UK, with 4.9 million people (about one in 13 of us) testing positive for the virus. Free testing for most people in England ended last week.
The NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
Prof Tim Spector, from King’s College London, has been campaigning for an expanded list of symptoms because of data from people tracking their symptoms in the Zoe Covid-19 app.
He said: “Main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after two years of lobbying… hurrah.” |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60982070 | Covid: Nine new symptoms added to official list
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
- Published
- comments
- Comments
The official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of a coronavirus infection.
The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
The move comes more than two years into the pandemic, and just days after free testing ended in England.
However, the NHS cautions that many of the new symptoms "are very similar" to those for colds and flu.
The original signs of a Covid infection that were recognised in the UK were:
- fever
- new continuous cough
- loss of sense of smell or taste
It was known from the early days of the pandemic that this trio was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization and other countries, including the US, have used a longer list of symptoms for some time.
However, there has been debate in the UK about precisely which symptoms should be recognised and qualify somebody for a Covid test.
A headache is a known symptom of Covid, but you might not want to test everybody with one, as there are so many other causes.
Fever, cough or loss of sense of smell or taste were settled on, because they were either present in most Covid cases or almost exclusively caused by the virus.
But now the list of symptoms includes a further nine:
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- aching body
- headache
- sore throat
- blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
Covid infections are at a record level in the UK, with 4.9 million people (about one in 13 of us) testing positive for the virus. Free testing for most people in England ended last week.
The NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
Prof Tim Spector, from King's College London, has been campaigning for an expanded list of symptoms because of data from people tracking their symptoms in the Zoe Covid-19 app.
He said: "Main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after two years of lobbying... hurrah."
Follow James on Twitter | 2 | 64,848 | 0.334507 | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/06/covid-19-the-9-new-symptoms-included-in-the-official-uk-list-05-04-2022-2/ | 2022-04-06 15:32:24+00:00 | The official list of symptoms of covid was expanded in the United Kingdom and now includes nine other signs of infection with the coronavirus.
The British health agency now considers that sore throat, muscle aches and diarrhea can also be symptoms of covid-19.
Before the update, these were the three symptoms for covid-19 recognized by the British authorities:
- fever
- new and continuous cough
- loss of taste or smell
Since the beginning of the pandemic, however, it was already known that this trio of symptoms was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization (WHO) and other countries, including Brazil, already adopted a more extensive list of symptoms.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health, for example, says on its website that covid is characterized by the “presence of non-specific symptoms, such as cough, sore throat or runny nose, followed or not by anosmia (loss of smell), augesia (loss of taste), diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, chills, myalgia (muscle pain), fatigue and/or headache (headache)”.
In the UK, the list of official symptoms was taken into account when deciding who should be tested for covid.
It was already known that the disease could cause a headache, for example, but those who only presented this symptom were not necessarily tested, as there are many other causes for the problem.
Now, the official list of symptoms for covid in the UK has incorporated another nine items:
- shortness of breathe
- tiredness or exhaustion
- body pain
- headache
- sore throat
- stuffy or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhea
- motion sickness
Covid infections are on the rise in the UK – more than 4.9 million people have tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the UK’s official statistics agency. This equates to one in every 13 inhabitants in the country.
More than 165,000 people have died from Covid in the UK since the start of the pandemic. |
https://www.4029tv.com/article/baby-seal-rescued-found-wandering-streets-of-long-island/39622776 | Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
"Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway," a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
"What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish," Cavanagh explained. "The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle."
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
"The animal is in good condition," Montello said. "We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we'll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible."
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone's car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Related video: Orphaned endangered baby seal returns home in February
Montello noted we are entering "seal season," when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals. | 0 | 12,397 | 0 | https://www.wlwt.com/article/baby-seal-rescued-found-wandering-streets-of-long-island/39622776 | 2022-04-04 11:52:31+00:00 | Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
"Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway," a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
"What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish," Cavanagh explained. "The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle."
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
"The animal is in good condition," Montello said. "We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we'll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible."
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone's car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Related video: Orphaned endangered baby seal returns home in February
Montello noted we are entering "seal season," when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals. |
https://www.4029tv.com/article/baby-seal-rescued-found-wandering-streets-of-long-island/39622776 | Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
"Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway," a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
"What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish," Cavanagh explained. "The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle."
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
"The animal is in good condition," Montello said. "We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we'll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible."
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone's car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Related video: Orphaned endangered baby seal returns home in February
Montello noted we are entering "seal season," when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals. | 1 | 13,184 | 0 | https://www.mynbc5.com/article/baby-seal-rescued-found-wandering-streets-of-long-island/39622776 | 2022-04-04 11:56:52+00:00 | Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
"Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway," a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
"What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish," Cavanagh explained. "The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle."
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
"The animal is in good condition," Montello said. "We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we'll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible."
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone's car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Related video: Orphaned endangered baby seal returns home in February
Montello noted we are entering "seal season," when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals. |
https://www.4029tv.com/article/baby-seal-rescued-found-wandering-streets-of-long-island/39622776 | Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
"Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway," a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
"What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish," Cavanagh explained. "The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle."
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
"The animal is in good condition," Montello said. "We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we'll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible."
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone's car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Related video: Orphaned endangered baby seal returns home in February
Montello noted we are entering "seal season," when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals. | 2 | 105,335 | 0.09195 | https://ktvz.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2022/04/03/baby-seal-rescued-after-it-was-found-wandering-the-streets-of-long-island/ | 2022-04-04 06:28:25+00:00 | Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
By Pooja Salhorta and Kelly McCleary, CNN
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
“Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway,” a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
“What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish,” Cavanagh explained. “The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle.”
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
“The animal is in good condition,” Montello said. “We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we’ll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible.”
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone’s car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Montello noted we are entering “seal season,” when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals.
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https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/young-girl-among-4-injured-in-west-side-house-fire/ | CHICAGO — A young girl is among four people wounded in a house fire in Austin early Monday morning, according to officials.
The flames broke out early Monday morning at a multi-unit home in the 500 block of North Central Avenue.
- A girl approximately 3 to 5 years old was taken to Stroger Hospital for burns and is in critical condition.
- An 83-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in serious condition.
- A 57-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for burns and is in serious condition.
- A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in fair condition.
The fire led the building to be evacuated, with some taking shelter inside a warming bus. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. | 0 | 29,806 | 0.497342 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/4/4/23009553/austin-fire-girl | 2022-04-04 13:17:25+00:00 | A young girl was among four hurt in a fire Monday morning in South Austin on the West Side.
Police and fire crews responded to the blaze on the first floor of an apartment complex in the 500 block of North Central Avenue just after midnight, Chicago police said.
The girl suffered burns and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was in “grave” condition, according to officials. Fire officials said the girl was 3, while police said she was 3 to 5.
A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital for smoke inhalation and was listed in fair condition, police said.
A woman, 83, suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where she was in serious condition, officials said.
A 57-year-old woman was taken to the same hospital for burns, authorities said. She was also listed in serious condition.
Further details weren’t immediately available.
A little over an hour later, an elderly man was hospitalized after a fire about five miles southeast inside a Lawndale house on the West Side.
Someone smelled smoke from inside of the home in the1800 block of South Hamlin Avenueabout 1:30 a.m., police said.
Everyone inside made it out of the home and a man, 73, was taken to an area hospital as a precaution due to smoke inhalation, police said. He was listed in fair condition, officials said. |
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/young-girl-among-4-injured-in-west-side-house-fire/ | CHICAGO — A young girl is among four people wounded in a house fire in Austin early Monday morning, according to officials.
The flames broke out early Monday morning at a multi-unit home in the 500 block of North Central Avenue.
- A girl approximately 3 to 5 years old was taken to Stroger Hospital for burns and is in critical condition.
- An 83-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in serious condition.
- A 57-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for burns and is in serious condition.
- A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in fair condition.
The fire led the building to be evacuated, with some taking shelter inside a warming bus. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. | 1 | 12,594 | 0.499387 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/child-among-four-hurt-in-south-austin-apartment-blaze/2798416/ | 2022-04-04 11:53:32+00:00 | A girl was among four hurt in a fire Monday morning in South Austin on the West Side.
Officers and fire officials responded to a fire that started on the first floor of an apartment complex in the 500 block of North Central Avenue just after midnight, Chicago police said.
The girl suffered from burns and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was in “grave” condition, according to officials. Fire officials said the girl was 3, while police said she was 3 to 5.
A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital for smoke inhalation and was listed in fair condition, police said.
A woman, 83, suffered from smoke inhalation and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where she was in serious condition, officials said.
A 57-year-old woman was taken to the same hospital for burns, authorities said. She was also listed in serious condition.
A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital, also for smoke inhalation, and was listed in fair condition, police said.
Local
Further details weren’t immediately available.
A little over an hour later, an elderly man was hospitalized after a fire less than three miles south inside a Lawndale house on the West Side.
Someone smelled smoke from inside of the home in the 1800 block of South Hamlin Avenue about 1:30 a.m., police said.
Everyone inside made it out of the home and a man, 73, was taken to an area hospital as a precaution due to smoke inhalation, police said. He was listed in fair condition, officials said. |
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/young-girl-among-4-injured-in-west-side-house-fire/ | CHICAGO — A young girl is among four people wounded in a house fire in Austin early Monday morning, according to officials.
The flames broke out early Monday morning at a multi-unit home in the 500 block of North Central Avenue.
- A girl approximately 3 to 5 years old was taken to Stroger Hospital for burns and is in critical condition.
- An 83-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in serious condition.
- A 57-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for burns and is in serious condition.
- A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in fair condition.
The fire led the building to be evacuated, with some taking shelter inside a warming bus. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. | 2 | 112,155 | 0.596763 | https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/saturday-morning-independence-house-fire-injures-4 | 2022-04-23 16:48:16+00:00 | KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A house fire in Independence Saturday morning injured four people, two of them being juveniles.
The city of Independence posted on social media about the fire saying that crews from multiple stations were dispatched to the 900 block of south Mill Street at 8:34 a.m.
When the crews arrived, they found heavy smoke showing from the front door.
The four injured people, including the two children, were treated by fire and medical officials. Two of the individuals that were injured are in critical condition, and all four individuals have been transported to an area hospital.
The city said that 11 people were in the house, nine juveniles and two adults.
"Red Cross has been dispatched to assist the family," the update post said.
The fire was out by 8:55 a.m., and an investigation into the cause of the fire has begun.
This is a developing story. |
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567455491/taiwan-climate-partnership-joins-hands-with-ict-supply-chain-to-initiate-a-new-era-for-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050 | Taiwan Climate Partnership joins hands with ICT supply chain to initiate a new era for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Based on the international trend of carbon reduction, the needs of the overall environment, and the various impacts of climate change on the earth, the "Taiwan Climate Partnership" called on nearly 100 companies in Taiwan's electronic and ICT companies to come to today's press conference and international forum, hoping to promote and accelerate the decarbonization of the global ICT industrial supply chain through the joint efforts of the companies present and call on Taiwanese companies and all walks of life to pay attention to the issue of climate change with practical actions.
Taiwan Climate Partnership Commits to working with Supply Chain to Create Greener Opportunities
Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Yancey Hai, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan Climate Partnership, said in his opening speech that the latest scientific research report released by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the United Nations, pointed out that the risk of climate change is imminent. In addition to affecting the survival of species, it is also critical for the survival and transformation of enterprises. Through the influence of the 8 technology companies in the Taiwan Climate Partnership on the supply chain, Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to lead Taiwan's supply chain internationalization and update the global climate data for Taiwan, helping the industry to create greener opportunities in the trend of net-zero, and to divorce carbon emissions from revenue growth.
The Taiwan Climate Partnership has obtained the official approval from the Ministry of the Interior in February 2022 for setting up a nonprofit organization, and its inaugural assembly will be held in July. The Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to cooperate with each other to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan respond together, improve energy efficiency, and implement low-carbon manufacturing. At present, more than 10 companies have contacted the secretariat to express their willingness to participate, and we hope organizations from all walks of life who are interested in sustainable business will join Taiwan Climate Partnership together.
Mr. Lin
Taiwan Climate Partnership
+886 2 2577 4249
TCP@news2.tca.org.tw | 0 | 11,254 | 0 | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567451034/taiwan-climate-partnership-joins-hands-with-ict-supply-chain-to-initiate-a-new-era-for-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050 | 2022-04-04 11:47:09+00:00 | Taiwan Climate Partnership joins hands with ICT supply chain to initiate a new era for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Based on the international trend of carbon reduction, the needs of the overall environment, and the various impacts of climate change on the earth, the "Taiwan Climate Partnership" called on nearly 100 companies in Taiwan's electronic and ICT companies to come to today's press conference and international forum, hoping to promote and accelerate the decarbonization of the global ICT industrial supply chain through the joint efforts of the companies present and call on Taiwanese companies and all walks of life to pay attention to the issue of climate change with practical actions.
Taiwan Climate Partnership Commits to working with Supply Chain to Create Greener Opportunities
Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Yancey Hai, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan Climate Partnership, said in his opening speech that the latest scientific research report released by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the United Nations, pointed out that the risk of climate change is imminent. In addition to affecting the survival of species, it is also critical for the survival and transformation of enterprises. Through the influence of the 8 technology companies in the Taiwan Climate Partnership on the supply chain, Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to lead Taiwan's supply chain internationalization and update the global climate data for Taiwan, helping the industry to create greener opportunities in the trend of net-zero, and to divorce carbon emissions from revenue growth.
The Taiwan Climate Partnership has obtained the official approval from the Ministry of the Interior in February 2022 for setting up a nonprofit organization, and its inaugural assembly will be held in July. The Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to cooperate with each other to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan respond together, improve energy efficiency, and implement low-carbon manufacturing. At present, more than 10 companies have contacted the secretariat to express their willingness to participate, and we hope organizations from all walks of life who are interested in sustainable business will join Taiwan Climate Partnership together.
Mr. Lin
Taiwan Climate Partnership
+886 2 2577 4249
TCP@news2.tca.org.tw |
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567455491/taiwan-climate-partnership-joins-hands-with-ict-supply-chain-to-initiate-a-new-era-for-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050 | Taiwan Climate Partnership joins hands with ICT supply chain to initiate a new era for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Based on the international trend of carbon reduction, the needs of the overall environment, and the various impacts of climate change on the earth, the "Taiwan Climate Partnership" called on nearly 100 companies in Taiwan's electronic and ICT companies to come to today's press conference and international forum, hoping to promote and accelerate the decarbonization of the global ICT industrial supply chain through the joint efforts of the companies present and call on Taiwanese companies and all walks of life to pay attention to the issue of climate change with practical actions.
Taiwan Climate Partnership Commits to working with Supply Chain to Create Greener Opportunities
Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Yancey Hai, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan Climate Partnership, said in his opening speech that the latest scientific research report released by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the United Nations, pointed out that the risk of climate change is imminent. In addition to affecting the survival of species, it is also critical for the survival and transformation of enterprises. Through the influence of the 8 technology companies in the Taiwan Climate Partnership on the supply chain, Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to lead Taiwan's supply chain internationalization and update the global climate data for Taiwan, helping the industry to create greener opportunities in the trend of net-zero, and to divorce carbon emissions from revenue growth.
The Taiwan Climate Partnership has obtained the official approval from the Ministry of the Interior in February 2022 for setting up a nonprofit organization, and its inaugural assembly will be held in July. The Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to cooperate with each other to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan respond together, improve energy efficiency, and implement low-carbon manufacturing. At present, more than 10 companies have contacted the secretariat to express their willingness to participate, and we hope organizations from all walks of life who are interested in sustainable business will join Taiwan Climate Partnership together.
Mr. Lin
Taiwan Climate Partnership
+886 2 2577 4249
TCP@news2.tca.org.tw | 1 | 11,828 | 0 | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567455860/taiwan-climate-partnership-joins-hands-with-ict-supply-chain-to-initiate-a-new-era-for-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050 | 2022-04-04 11:49:41+00:00 | Taiwan Climate Partnership joins hands with ICT supply chain to initiate a new era for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Based on the international trend of carbon reduction, the needs of the overall environment, and the various impacts of climate change on the earth, the "Taiwan Climate Partnership" called on nearly 100 companies in Taiwan's electronic and ICT companies to come to today's press conference and international forum, hoping to promote and accelerate the decarbonization of the global ICT industrial supply chain through the joint efforts of the companies present and call on Taiwanese companies and all walks of life to pay attention to the issue of climate change with practical actions.
Taiwan Climate Partnership Commits to working with Supply Chain to Create Greener Opportunities
Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Yancey Hai, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan Climate Partnership, said in his opening speech that the latest scientific research report released by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the United Nations, pointed out that the risk of climate change is imminent. In addition to affecting the survival of species, it is also critical for the survival and transformation of enterprises. Through the influence of the 8 technology companies in the Taiwan Climate Partnership on the supply chain, Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to lead Taiwan's supply chain internationalization and update the global climate data for Taiwan, helping the industry to create greener opportunities in the trend of net-zero, and to divorce carbon emissions from revenue growth.
The Taiwan Climate Partnership has obtained the official approval from the Ministry of the Interior in February 2022 for setting up a nonprofit organization, and its inaugural assembly will be held in July. The Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to cooperate with each other to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan respond together, improve energy efficiency, and implement low-carbon manufacturing. At present, more than 10 companies have contacted the secretariat to express their willingness to participate, and we hope organizations from all walks of life who are interested in sustainable business will join Taiwan Climate Partnership together.
Mr. Lin
Taiwan Climate Partnership
+886 2 2577 4249
TCP@news2.tca.org.tw |
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567455491/taiwan-climate-partnership-joins-hands-with-ict-supply-chain-to-initiate-a-new-era-for-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050 | Taiwan Climate Partnership joins hands with ICT supply chain to initiate a new era for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Based on the international trend of carbon reduction, the needs of the overall environment, and the various impacts of climate change on the earth, the "Taiwan Climate Partnership" called on nearly 100 companies in Taiwan's electronic and ICT companies to come to today's press conference and international forum, hoping to promote and accelerate the decarbonization of the global ICT industrial supply chain through the joint efforts of the companies present and call on Taiwanese companies and all walks of life to pay attention to the issue of climate change with practical actions.
Taiwan Climate Partnership Commits to working with Supply Chain to Create Greener Opportunities
Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Yancey Hai, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan Climate Partnership, said in his opening speech that the latest scientific research report released by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the United Nations, pointed out that the risk of climate change is imminent. In addition to affecting the survival of species, it is also critical for the survival and transformation of enterprises. Through the influence of the 8 technology companies in the Taiwan Climate Partnership on the supply chain, Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to lead Taiwan's supply chain internationalization and update the global climate data for Taiwan, helping the industry to create greener opportunities in the trend of net-zero, and to divorce carbon emissions from revenue growth.
The Taiwan Climate Partnership has obtained the official approval from the Ministry of the Interior in February 2022 for setting up a nonprofit organization, and its inaugural assembly will be held in July. The Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to cooperate with each other to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan respond together, improve energy efficiency, and implement low-carbon manufacturing. At present, more than 10 companies have contacted the secretariat to express their willingness to participate, and we hope organizations from all walks of life who are interested in sustainable business will join Taiwan Climate Partnership together.
Mr. Lin
Taiwan Climate Partnership
+886 2 2577 4249
TCP@news2.tca.org.tw | 2 | 43,439 | 0.616293 | https://www.outlookindia.com/business-spotlight/how-tech-companies-can-go-surgical-about-their-net-zero-ambitions-news-199497 | 2022-05-31 12:23:31+00:00 | This year's blazing heat and incredibly high surface temperatures are reminders that climate change is a harsh reality. To avert the consequences of global climate shifts, the world must cut CO2 emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.
Businesses worldwide have reacted with determination. As a result, the pledge to reach net-zero by 2050 has risen from only 16 percent in 2019 to over 70% of the world economy now. With their broad reach, social cohesion, and easy access to innovation and talent, technology businesses are positioned to address this dilemma. According to Bloomberg, the largest tech corporations in the US are exhibiting unprecedented action toward climate change. A sizable number of the technology company’s across the world are following suit. Telecom and Tech companies have a huge role to play in this journey. They can lead the change and show the way for emission cuts across the value chain by enhancing efficiency in their company’s’ operations and connections with suppliers. Here’s how:
1. Don’t shy away from climate change investments - It is heartening to see investment in positive climate action gaining traction among companies across the globe. At a cost of less than Euro 600 per metric tonne of CO2 equivalent, energy efficiency initiatives can contribute to ~40% of the total global greenhouse gas reduction potential. It's a very appealing investment that pays for itself over time, with the extra benefit of lowering energy costs and enhancing the economy's energy production. Corporates should invest in green initiatives that reduce emissions for long-term gains.
2. Integrate Sustainable Sourcing - The Indian government aspires to promote positive impacts and push activities toward sustainable development, including the fulfillment of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through various policies and regulations. For corporates, the first step is to educate the leadership team and the rest of the staff. Steps like multi-stakeholder efforts with a local focus, to improve influence. robust supply chains, hazard identification are good starting points. Additionally, businesses must make significant functional changes, such as ensuring that sustainability is well integrated into all procurement processes, transitioning from broad auditing programmes to more intelligent auditing programmes, and implementing programmes that encourage suppliers to act in a more sustainable manner.
3. Help communities adapt to a low carbon lifestyle - Environmental concerns originating from the desire of development have posed serious challenges to civilization in the last century, thanks to fast economic growth. Natural resource depletion, worsening of environmental quality, and climate change are all serious global concerns to which everyone should pay attention. Overall, circular economy approaches can provide more value. Companies can, for example, participate in the worldwide plastic recycling industry. Businesses can utilise their marketing clout to push consumer behaviour toward a more sustainable, low-consumption path.
4. Prioritise Net-Zero - Net Zero targets have become the focus of India’s top climate change think-tanks. Net-zero, rather than being the fanciful vision of a distant future, is a necessity central to the survival of the human race. Instead of approaching the issue with a broadsword, it is important to demonstrate changes in daily operations. Product leasing, sharing, swapping, repurposing, and servicing must all be part of the business model. Technological advancements will be necessary for the development of such business models, but fundamental changes in consumer culture will be required to keep them alive. The majority of prior corporate sustainability efforts were customer-driven, while net-zero emissions targets need corporations to take a consumer-driven approach to proactively influence consumer culture. Companies must intentionally develop and expand their net-zero customer base.
“As a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) manufacturer, STL pursues a cradle-to-cradle approach to repurposing industrial byproducts into the value chain”
As one of the world's leading digital networking companies, STL, has been practicing all of the above relentlessly. Since its inception, the company has included sustainability into its business approach. In a physically diverse and climatically demanding region, its low-carbon strategy has preserved shareholder interests while simultaneously delivering a healing touch to the subcontinent's teeming millions. Environmental targets such as zero waste to landfills, water positively, sustainable sourcing, and net-zero emissions by 2030 are at the heart of STL's reaction to the threat of climate change. To enable the outcomes, the company conducted a complete carbon footprint study that covered 100% of its operations in India and would be expanded to global operations in the coming year. As a result, STL has launched a number of projects that go beyond simply switching to renewable energy.
As a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) manufacturer, STL pursues a circular economy approach focused on repurposing industrial byproducts into the value chain. It recycled, reused, and co-processed 97% of the waste generated, optimizing the emission profile of its manufacturing operations and as well as avoiding harmful methane emissions from landfills. STL's commitment to net-zero goes beyond its organizational boundaries as the company is resolved to help communities adapt to the low-carbon way of life. It has undertaken massive afforestation drives and promoted smart agricultural practices to offset carbon emissions even in rural areas. For instance, its Mission Green program, among many objectives, involves the local communities in the protection of trees around Aurangabad and Pune. While leading to over 170,000+ plantations to date, the initiative has improved the green cover in these regions and is creating sustainable livelihoods through smart agricultural practices.
STL demonstrates that incremental changes in daily operations and targeted solutions, rather than only huge investments in renewables can go a long way in helping global tech companies and even MSMEs deliver the environmental dividends that we all seek while ensuring the sustainability of the net-zero vision.
Some businesses create their own methods to track emissions and other environmental factors. This is a natural extension of how most businesses begin, by measuring and collating their own carbon data. Companies who want to leverage this skill for strategic advantage should consider investing in a robust, tailored solution that aligns with global reporting frameworks. The carbon footprint of enterprise operations is enormous. As the scale of their energy usage has become more widely recognised, data centers, in particular, have come under growing scrutiny. Enterprise technology leaders will increasingly need to consider sustainability when making decisions, and they may become role models for other functions inside the company.
As they rightly say, “like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries”.
(Author- Akanksha Sharma, Global ESG Head) |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10684021/Abraham-admits-working-worlds-best-manager-Jose-Mourinho-convinced-sign-Roma.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Tammy Abraham admits working with the 'world's best manager Jose Mourinho' convinced him to sign for Roma... despite feeling he still had 'something to prove in the Premier League' after failing to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side
- Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in 2021
- The 24-year-old joined former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico
- He said that he couldn't turn down the opportunity to play under Mourinho again
- Abraham even referred to the current Roma boss as 'best manager in the world'
- He said Mourinho pushes him to be better, while also increasing his confidence
Tammy Abraham said working under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side in August 2021.
Abraham joined Roma on a five-year deal worth £34million after struggling to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI at Chelsea.
The 24-year-old winger said he couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with the 'best manager in the world' and credited Mourinho for pushing him to 'be better'.
Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in August 2021
The ace made the move after failing to cement a regular place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI
When asked whether Mourinho's role as the Roma manager encouraged him to sign for the club, Abraham told TalkSPORT: 'It [Mourinho] was a factor involved, yes.
'As a young English lad I wanted to stay in England. Rome came along and Atalanta and many different teams around the world, I was telling myself I wanted to stay in the Premier League and that I had something to prove.
'But my dad, parents and agent sat me down and said you scored goals at Chelsea, Swansea and Bristol City, go and test the waters, go and experience life abroad.
He said playing under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side
Abraham (right) said that Mourinho pushes him to be the best that he can be on the pitch
'When they were speaking it kind of dawned on me that not many players can say they've gone out in Italy, to Serie A and a team like Rome.
'I never back down from a challenge so when this challenge came along I thought as I'm still young this is the best time for me to go and do it.'
Mourinho challenged Abraham to be 'better' for Roma despite the fact he scored a match-winning brace in their derby against Lazio on Sunday.
'Great performance,' Mourinho told DAZN after Roma's 3-0 win. 'Today was really special because it seemed that everything we had planned was put on the field.
'Lazio in the second half tried to play with pride but we never lost control. No doubt, the boys deserved the victory.
Mourinho recently challenged the former Chelsea winger (left) to be 'even better' for Roma
'When you say Abraham is fantastic, I disagree, he can do even more. I demand a lot of him because I know his potential, I'm not talking about goals but he must play every game with this attitude.'
Some players would have felt dejected following Mourinho's comments, but Abraham is using his remarks as motivation.
When asked about Mourinho's statement following Roma's victory, Abraham said: 'You know Mourinho's a character that we all know.
'There's a reason why I call him the best manager in the world. He knows how to drive you, he knows how to get under your skin and he knows how to make you feel like a very special player at times.
Abraham netted after just 56 seconds in their Serie A clash with Lazio at the Olimpico stadium
Abraham (middle) added a second and is up to 23 goals across all competitions this season
'He'll never tell you but I always want to do my best for him. He pushes me to do my best. When I feel like I've done enough he tells me I have to do more.
'I experienced him when I was at Chelsea as a kid, I went to train with the first-team and he was always hard on me, he was always pushing me to better myself – I felt like when I did something right he'd tell me to do it better.
'That's exactly what I needed, that push and that drive, especially after the difficult season I had at Chelsea where I wasn't playing and getting much game time.
'To come here and have a manager like Mourinho to coach you, to believe in you only gives you more confidence.' | 0 | 110,713 | 0.493372 | https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/04/serie-a-tammy-abraham-names-best-manager-reveals-why-he-left-chelsea/ | 2022-04-04 19:28:41+00:00 | Sport
Serie A: Tammy Abraham names best manager, reveals why he left Chelsea
AS Roma striker, Tammy Abraham has named Jose Mourinho the best manager in the world.
The England international has settled in well in Italy’s capital after £34 million transfer from Chelsea.
The striker has netted 23 times in his first season in Italy, including a brace in a 3-0 win over Roma’s fierce rivals Lazio.
He produced heroics in the game between Lazio and Roma before the international break but was criticised afterwards by Mourinho.
Some players may have felt a bit put out by those comments from Mourinho but Abraham was very happy with the Portuguese and revealed he experienced the former Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Chelsea boss’ tough methods as a youngster at Chelsea too.
He told talkSPORT, “You know Mourinho’s a character that we all know.
“There’s a reason why I call him the best manager in the world. He knows how to drive you, he knows how to get under your skin and he knows how to make you feel like a very special player at times.
Mourinho is demanding more from Abraham, who’s ready for the Portuguese’s demands
“He’ll never tell you but I always want to do my best for him. He pushes me to do my best.
“When I feel like I’ve done enough he tells me I have to do more.
“I experienced him when I was at Chelsea as a kid, I went to train with the first team and he was always hard on me, he was always pushing me to better myself – I felt like when I did something right he’d tell me to do it better.
“That’s exactly what I needed, that push and that drive, especially after the difficult season I had at Chelsea where I wasn’t playing and getting much game time.
“To come here and have a manager like Mourinho to coach you, to believe in you only gives you more confidence.”
Speaking further, Abraham said he was convinced to join Roma from the Blues by his father and agent.
“As a young English lad, I wanted to stay in England. Rome came along and Atalanta and many different teams around the world, I was telling myself I wanted to stay in the Premier League and that I had something to prove,” he said
“But my dad, parents and agent sat me down and said ‘you scored goals at Chelsea, Swansea and Bristol City, go and test the waters, go and experience life abroad.’ When they were speaking it kind of dawned on me that not many players can say they’ve gone out in Italy, to Serie A and a team like Rome. |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10684021/Abraham-admits-working-worlds-best-manager-Jose-Mourinho-convinced-sign-Roma.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Tammy Abraham admits working with the 'world's best manager Jose Mourinho' convinced him to sign for Roma... despite feeling he still had 'something to prove in the Premier League' after failing to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side
- Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in 2021
- The 24-year-old joined former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico
- He said that he couldn't turn down the opportunity to play under Mourinho again
- Abraham even referred to the current Roma boss as 'best manager in the world'
- He said Mourinho pushes him to be better, while also increasing his confidence
Tammy Abraham said working under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side in August 2021.
Abraham joined Roma on a five-year deal worth £34million after struggling to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI at Chelsea.
The 24-year-old winger said he couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with the 'best manager in the world' and credited Mourinho for pushing him to 'be better'.
Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in August 2021
The ace made the move after failing to cement a regular place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI
When asked whether Mourinho's role as the Roma manager encouraged him to sign for the club, Abraham told TalkSPORT: 'It [Mourinho] was a factor involved, yes.
'As a young English lad I wanted to stay in England. Rome came along and Atalanta and many different teams around the world, I was telling myself I wanted to stay in the Premier League and that I had something to prove.
'But my dad, parents and agent sat me down and said you scored goals at Chelsea, Swansea and Bristol City, go and test the waters, go and experience life abroad.
He said playing under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side
Abraham (right) said that Mourinho pushes him to be the best that he can be on the pitch
'When they were speaking it kind of dawned on me that not many players can say they've gone out in Italy, to Serie A and a team like Rome.
'I never back down from a challenge so when this challenge came along I thought as I'm still young this is the best time for me to go and do it.'
Mourinho challenged Abraham to be 'better' for Roma despite the fact he scored a match-winning brace in their derby against Lazio on Sunday.
'Great performance,' Mourinho told DAZN after Roma's 3-0 win. 'Today was really special because it seemed that everything we had planned was put on the field.
'Lazio in the second half tried to play with pride but we never lost control. No doubt, the boys deserved the victory.
Mourinho recently challenged the former Chelsea winger (left) to be 'even better' for Roma
'When you say Abraham is fantastic, I disagree, he can do even more. I demand a lot of him because I know his potential, I'm not talking about goals but he must play every game with this attitude.'
Some players would have felt dejected following Mourinho's comments, but Abraham is using his remarks as motivation.
When asked about Mourinho's statement following Roma's victory, Abraham said: 'You know Mourinho's a character that we all know.
'There's a reason why I call him the best manager in the world. He knows how to drive you, he knows how to get under your skin and he knows how to make you feel like a very special player at times.
Abraham netted after just 56 seconds in their Serie A clash with Lazio at the Olimpico stadium
Abraham (middle) added a second and is up to 23 goals across all competitions this season
'He'll never tell you but I always want to do my best for him. He pushes me to do my best. When I feel like I've done enough he tells me I have to do more.
'I experienced him when I was at Chelsea as a kid, I went to train with the first-team and he was always hard on me, he was always pushing me to better myself – I felt like when I did something right he'd tell me to do it better.
'That's exactly what I needed, that push and that drive, especially after the difficult season I had at Chelsea where I wasn't playing and getting much game time.
'To come here and have a manager like Mourinho to coach you, to believe in you only gives you more confidence.' | 1 | 114,856 | 0.518451 | https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/28/tammy-abraham-praises-jose-mourinho-and-responds-to-arsenal-transfer-interest-16550461/ | 2022-04-28 12:40:33+00:00 | Roma striker Tammy Abraham has heaped praise on his manager Jose Mourinho, describing him as, ‘one of the best coaches ever.’
Abraham left Chelsea for Roma last summer after being deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge following the arrival of Romelu Lukaku and it was Mourinho who helped convince the 24-year-old to move to the Serie A side.
It was a risk, but the £36million transfer has worked out very well so far, with Abraham scoring 24 goals and making five assists across all competitions.
His efforts have also helped Roma to the Europa Conference League semi-finals, where they will play Leicester City on Thursday night.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Abraham highlighted the impact Mourinho has had on him this season, saying: ‘He knows how to really drive you, and this is what I needed.
‘I needed someone who can push me and bring the best out of me.
‘He’s one of them managers who doesn’t have to tell you how good you are and how good you played. He always wants more and for me and the players this is the perfect manager.
‘Jose is for me probably one of the best coaches to have ever walked on planet Earth.’
The move has been a great success for all parties, with Abraham now much higher up the pecking order when it comes to a place in the England team, with many considering him the country’s best back-up striker to Harry Kane, ahead of the likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ollie Watkins.
His form has also seen him linked with a return to the Premier League with Arsenal, but the striker says he is focused on the job in Italy for now, although he did not rule a future transfer out.
‘I was born and raised in England, so of course there are many rumours here and there that there’s clubs interested,’ Abraham added.
‘I’m clearly doing something right at Roma if people are interested.
‘I just have to stay focused, keep doing my thing, keep playing my football, focus on this competition, where we finish in the league, and we’ll see what happens in the future.’
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10684021/Abraham-admits-working-worlds-best-manager-Jose-Mourinho-convinced-sign-Roma.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Tammy Abraham admits working with the 'world's best manager Jose Mourinho' convinced him to sign for Roma... despite feeling he still had 'something to prove in the Premier League' after failing to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side
- Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in 2021
- The 24-year-old joined former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico
- He said that he couldn't turn down the opportunity to play under Mourinho again
- Abraham even referred to the current Roma boss as 'best manager in the world'
- He said Mourinho pushes him to be better, while also increasing his confidence
Tammy Abraham said working under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side in August 2021.
Abraham joined Roma on a five-year deal worth £34million after struggling to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI at Chelsea.
The 24-year-old winger said he couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with the 'best manager in the world' and credited Mourinho for pushing him to 'be better'.
Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in August 2021
The ace made the move after failing to cement a regular place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI
When asked whether Mourinho's role as the Roma manager encouraged him to sign for the club, Abraham told TalkSPORT: 'It [Mourinho] was a factor involved, yes.
'As a young English lad I wanted to stay in England. Rome came along and Atalanta and many different teams around the world, I was telling myself I wanted to stay in the Premier League and that I had something to prove.
'But my dad, parents and agent sat me down and said you scored goals at Chelsea, Swansea and Bristol City, go and test the waters, go and experience life abroad.
He said playing under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side
Abraham (right) said that Mourinho pushes him to be the best that he can be on the pitch
'When they were speaking it kind of dawned on me that not many players can say they've gone out in Italy, to Serie A and a team like Rome.
'I never back down from a challenge so when this challenge came along I thought as I'm still young this is the best time for me to go and do it.'
Mourinho challenged Abraham to be 'better' for Roma despite the fact he scored a match-winning brace in their derby against Lazio on Sunday.
'Great performance,' Mourinho told DAZN after Roma's 3-0 win. 'Today was really special because it seemed that everything we had planned was put on the field.
'Lazio in the second half tried to play with pride but we never lost control. No doubt, the boys deserved the victory.
Mourinho recently challenged the former Chelsea winger (left) to be 'even better' for Roma
'When you say Abraham is fantastic, I disagree, he can do even more. I demand a lot of him because I know his potential, I'm not talking about goals but he must play every game with this attitude.'
Some players would have felt dejected following Mourinho's comments, but Abraham is using his remarks as motivation.
When asked about Mourinho's statement following Roma's victory, Abraham said: 'You know Mourinho's a character that we all know.
'There's a reason why I call him the best manager in the world. He knows how to drive you, he knows how to get under your skin and he knows how to make you feel like a very special player at times.
Abraham netted after just 56 seconds in their Serie A clash with Lazio at the Olimpico stadium
Abraham (middle) added a second and is up to 23 goals across all competitions this season
'He'll never tell you but I always want to do my best for him. He pushes me to do my best. When I feel like I've done enough he tells me I have to do more.
'I experienced him when I was at Chelsea as a kid, I went to train with the first-team and he was always hard on me, he was always pushing me to better myself – I felt like when I did something right he'd tell me to do it better.
'That's exactly what I needed, that push and that drive, especially after the difficult season I had at Chelsea where I wasn't playing and getting much game time.
'To come here and have a manager like Mourinho to coach you, to believe in you only gives you more confidence.' | 2 | 107,314 | 0.531885 | https://thenationonlineng.net/blood-sweat-and-tears-pay-off-for-abraham/ | 2022-05-21 05:44:24+00:00 | Tammy Abraham was out of favour at Chelsea but he is delighted he made the move to AS Roma to link up with Jose Mourinho, AFP reports.
Tammy Abraham said to himself when he joined AS Roma from Chelsea last summer he would give his “blood, sweat and tears for this club”.
In keeping his promise he could be rewarded with European silverware next week. The 24-year-old England international striker’s nine goals have been pivotal in Roma’s passage to next Wednesday’s inaugural European Conference League final against Dutch side Feyenoord in Tirana.
With 25 in all competitions he has more than justified Roma coach Jose Mourinho’s decision to convince the board to shell out 40 million euros ($42 million) – not including bonuses – for him.
It brought to an end a disappointing final few months for the home-grown Chelsea player who fell out of favour with manager Thomas Tuchel when the German replaced Frank Lampard.
Abraham failed to make either the FA Cup final or Champions League final matchday squads under Tuchel. The German even selected two substitute goalkeepers for the European showpiece.
However, Abraham has put those setbacks firmly behind him and from the first day in Italy his attitude was one of positivity.
“For me since day one, as soon as I touched down in Rome, it made me feel like one of their own straight away,” he told AFP and another international press agency in an interview conducted at Roma’s training centre.“It was the love, the passion, the way they worked with me.
“I told myself, ‘I’ll give my blood, sweat, tears for this club,’ and it’s been an amazing year.”
Abraham’s impressive performances and the way he has adapted to a different lifestyle in a country where English players have not always flourished could well see him add to the 10 international caps he has accrued.
However, for the moment he is focused on bringing home Roma’s first silverware since the Italian Cup in 2008 and first European trophy since the old Fairs Cup – the predecessor to the UEFA/Europa League – back in 1961.
The Europa Conference may be in its first year and some may sniff at it being the poor man of the three European club competitions but Abraham said that mattered little to him.
“For me it’s not a little cup,” he said. “I believe every final is a final – no matter what competition it is.
“You get to the final, you want to win the final.
“It’s a trophy and these are the moments you look back on in your career, saying you want to win trophies.
“For me this is an opportunity and for my teammates and for Roma fans this is an opportunity to lift a European title.”
Mourinho, like Abraham, took the Roma posting to try and revive a career which had rather lost its lustre with a sour end to his spell at Manchester United and a disappointing time at Tottenham Hotspur.
“For me, he’s been one of the best coaches in the world for a long time,” said Abraham. “He knows his stuff about football.
“When I spoke to him on the phone he had ambitions, the club had ambitions and a mind-set where they want to get to.
“For him to take a club to a final, which they haven’t been in many years, you can only see how well he’s doing and how well we’re doing.”
Ahead of the final in Albania Abraham wants to round off the Serie A season by winning Roma’s final match on Friday away at mid-table Torino to secure a place in the Europa League next term.
Fiorentina and Atalanta, who are both at home to Juventus and Empoli respectively, are a point adrift of them in sixth spot going into the weekend.
Abraham says victory both on Sunday and in the Conference League final would be due reward for Mourinho and for a “great” bunch of team-mates.
“We have a good mix here,” said Abraham. “We have Italian players who have played here their whole lives. We have players who’ve played in England as well.
“This is a great bunch of lads who have come together.
“We need to make the last two games a very special moment to top everything off.”
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https://www.wane.com/news/trump-endorses-sarah-palin-in-alaska-special-election/ | (The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16. | 0 | 143,003 | 0 | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/trump-endorses-sarah-palin-in-alaska-special-election/ | 2022-04-04 10:41:59+00:00 | (The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16. |
https://www.wane.com/news/trump-endorses-sarah-palin-in-alaska-special-election/ | (The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16. | 1 | 5,319 | 0 | https://www.wtnh.com/news/trump-endorses-sarah-palin-in-alaska-special-election/ | 2022-04-04 11:13:08+00:00 | (The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16. |
https://www.wane.com/news/trump-endorses-sarah-palin-in-alaska-special-election/ | (The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16. | 2 | 6,658 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/trump-endorses-sarah-palin-in-alaska-special-election/ | 2022-04-04 11:21:00+00:00 | (The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16. |
https://abc11.com/topher-grace-home-economics-mark-cuban-shark-tank/11707964/ | Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Hayworths are going swimming with a shark. 🦈 Watch Home Economics WED at 9:30/8:30c and Stream on Hulu! pic.twitter.com/Yce2YmbfqK
— Home Economics (@HomeEconABC) March 31, 2022 | 0 | 8,863 | 0 | https://abc7chicago.com/topher-grace-home-economics-mark-cuban-shark-tank/11707964/ | 2022-04-04 11:34:46+00:00 | Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Hayworths are going swimming with a shark. 🦈 Watch Home Economics WED at 9:30/8:30c and Stream on Hulu! pic.twitter.com/Yce2YmbfqK
— Home Economics (@HomeEconABC) March 31, 2022 |
https://abc11.com/topher-grace-home-economics-mark-cuban-shark-tank/11707964/ | Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Hayworths are going swimming with a shark. 🦈 Watch Home Economics WED at 9:30/8:30c and Stream on Hulu! pic.twitter.com/Yce2YmbfqK
— Home Economics (@HomeEconABC) March 31, 2022 | 1 | 10,762 | 0 | https://abc7news.com/topher-grace-home-economics-mark-cuban-shark-tank/11707964/ | 2022-04-04 11:44:58+00:00 | Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Hayworths are going swimming with a shark. 🦈 Watch Home Economics WED at 9:30/8:30c and Stream on Hulu! pic.twitter.com/Yce2YmbfqK
— Home Economics (@HomeEconABC) March 31, 2022 |
https://abc11.com/topher-grace-home-economics-mark-cuban-shark-tank/11707964/ | Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Hayworths are going swimming with a shark. 🦈 Watch Home Economics WED at 9:30/8:30c and Stream on Hulu! pic.twitter.com/Yce2YmbfqK
— Home Economics (@HomeEconABC) March 31, 2022 | 2 | 11,002 | 0 | https://abc7ny.com/topher-grace-home-economics-mark-cuban-shark-tank/11707964/ | 2022-04-04 11:46:17+00:00 | Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Hayworths are going swimming with a shark. 🦈 Watch Home Economics WED at 9:30/8:30c and Stream on Hulu! pic.twitter.com/Yce2YmbfqK
— Home Economics (@HomeEconABC) March 31, 2022 |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10684007/Style-clash-Guardiola-Simeone-meet-Champions-League.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Style clash as Guardiola, Simeone meet in Champions League
Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its "tiki-taka" passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn´t for Simeone, though.
"We talked," Guardiola has recounted, "and he told me, `I don´t like this. I don´t feel it.´"
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and, for many, would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 - a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola sits on the bench before the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday - a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport´s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola´s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It´s one of Guardiola´s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
"They are going to be very aggressive," City midfielder Bernardo Silva said Monday. "They won't give us much space and it's going to be very tight. Definitely not an open game - that's Atlético's quality."
Indeed, Guardiola has used Atlético´s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
"The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn´t breathe," Guardiola said.
And it´s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
"It is frustrating at times," Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, "but it is not going to change."
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City's Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, who is wedded to his possession-based philosophy, he said he wasn't ready to "judge" coaches like Simeone who have a different approach to the game. In fact, he thinks there might be a misconception about Atlético's style.
"They are more offensive than people believe," Guardiola said. "He (Simeone) doesn't want to take a risk in the build-up but, after, they have quality and they play really well in the final third.
"It depends on the position of the ball, the moment of the game. They know exactly how to play in each exact moment. Winning, losing, last minutes, early minutes."
So what about Atlético's perceived use of the dark arts - the time-wasting, the haranguing of referees, the rolling around? Was there a problem, Guardiola was asked, with "winning ugly?"
"What is ugly? What is playing ugly?" he replied. "It's being smart."
Guardiola has been accused of overthinking his tactics in the big games and he accepted that when it was put to him on Monday.
Not that it will stop him from doing so again when Simeone and Atlético come to Manchester.
"You have to adapt and adjust," he said before finishing with a smile. "That's why I love to overthink and create stupid tactics so that after, when I don't win, I'm punished."
Yet another layer to the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions that should be fascinating.
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Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its “tiki-taka” passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn’t for Simeone, though.
“We talked,” Guardiola has recounted, “and he told me, ‘I don’t like this. I don’t feel it.’”
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved back to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 — a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion.
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday — a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport’s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola’s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It’s one of Guardiola’s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
“It will be difficult to impose our game against them,” Guardiola said of Atlético.
He has used Atlético’s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
“The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn’t breathe,” Guardiola said.
And it’s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what’s often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
“It is frustrating at times,” Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, “but it is not going to change.”
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City’s Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, he is wedded to his possession-based philosophy.
“Cholo’s teams will play the way he wants them to play,” Guardiola once said, referring to Simeone’s nickname, “and my teams will play the way I want them to play.”
It’s what makes the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions so fascinating.
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Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its "tiki-taka" passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn´t for Simeone, though.
"We talked," Guardiola has recounted, "and he told me, `I don´t like this. I don´t feel it.´"
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and, for many, would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 - a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola sits on the bench before the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday - a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport´s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola´s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It´s one of Guardiola´s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
"They are going to be very aggressive," City midfielder Bernardo Silva said Monday. "They won't give us much space and it's going to be very tight. Definitely not an open game - that's Atlético's quality."
Indeed, Guardiola has used Atlético´s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
"The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn´t breathe," Guardiola said.
And it´s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
"It is frustrating at times," Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, "but it is not going to change."
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City's Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, who is wedded to his possession-based philosophy, he said he wasn't ready to "judge" coaches like Simeone who have a different approach to the game. In fact, he thinks there might be a misconception about Atlético's style.
"They are more offensive than people believe," Guardiola said. "He (Simeone) doesn't want to take a risk in the build-up but, after, they have quality and they play really well in the final third.
"It depends on the position of the ball, the moment of the game. They know exactly how to play in each exact moment. Winning, losing, last minutes, early minutes."
So what about Atlético's perceived use of the dark arts - the time-wasting, the haranguing of referees, the rolling around? Was there a problem, Guardiola was asked, with "winning ugly?"
"What is ugly? What is playing ugly?" he replied. "It's being smart."
Guardiola has been accused of overthinking his tactics in the big games and he accepted that when it was put to him on Monday.
Not that it will stop him from doing so again when Simeone and Atlético come to Manchester.
"You have to adapt and adjust," he said before finishing with a smile. "That's why I love to overthink and create stupid tactics so that after, when I don't win, I'm punished."
Yet another layer to the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions that should be fascinating.
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Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its “tiki-taka” passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn’t for Simeone, though.
“We talked,” Guardiola has recounted, “and he told me, ‘I don’t like this. I don’t feel it.’”
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved back to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 — a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion.
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday — a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport’s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola’s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It’s one of Guardiola’s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
“It will be difficult to impose our game against them,” Guardiola said of Atlético.
He has used Atlético’s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
“The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn’t breathe,” Guardiola said.
And it’s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
“It is frustrating at times,” Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, “but it is not going to change.”
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City's Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, he is wedded to his possession-based philosophy.
“Cholo’s teams will play the way he wants them to play,” Guardiola once said, referring to Simeone's nickname, "and my teams will play the way I want them to play.”
It's what makes the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions so fascinating.
___
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Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its "tiki-taka" passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn´t for Simeone, though.
"We talked," Guardiola has recounted, "and he told me, `I don´t like this. I don´t feel it.´"
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and, for many, would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 - a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola sits on the bench before the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday - a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport´s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola´s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It´s one of Guardiola´s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
"They are going to be very aggressive," City midfielder Bernardo Silva said Monday. "They won't give us much space and it's going to be very tight. Definitely not an open game - that's Atlético's quality."
Indeed, Guardiola has used Atlético´s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
"The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn´t breathe," Guardiola said.
And it´s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
"It is frustrating at times," Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, "but it is not going to change."
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City's Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, who is wedded to his possession-based philosophy, he said he wasn't ready to "judge" coaches like Simeone who have a different approach to the game. In fact, he thinks there might be a misconception about Atlético's style.
"They are more offensive than people believe," Guardiola said. "He (Simeone) doesn't want to take a risk in the build-up but, after, they have quality and they play really well in the final third.
"It depends on the position of the ball, the moment of the game. They know exactly how to play in each exact moment. Winning, losing, last minutes, early minutes."
So what about Atlético's perceived use of the dark arts - the time-wasting, the haranguing of referees, the rolling around? Was there a problem, Guardiola was asked, with "winning ugly?"
"What is ugly? What is playing ugly?" he replied. "It's being smart."
Guardiola has been accused of overthinking his tactics in the big games and he accepted that when it was put to him on Monday.
Not that it will stop him from doing so again when Simeone and Atlético come to Manchester.
"You have to adapt and adjust," he said before finishing with a smile. "That's why I love to overthink and create stupid tactics so that after, when I don't win, I'm punished."
Yet another layer to the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions that should be fascinating.
___
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Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its “tiki-taka” passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn’t for Simeone, though.
“We talked,” Guardiola has recounted, “and he told me, ‘I don’t like this. I don’t feel it.’”
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and, for many, would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 — a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion at Wembley Stadium.
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday — a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport’s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola’s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It’s one of Guardiola’s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
“They are going to be very aggressive,” City midfielder Bernardo Silva said Monday. “They won't give us much space and it's going to be very tight. Definitely not an open game — that's Atlético's quality.”
Indeed, Guardiola has used Atlético’s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
“The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn’t breathe,” Guardiola said.
And it’s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
“It is frustrating at times,” Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, “but it is not going to change.”
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City's Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, who is wedded to his possession-based philosophy, he said he wasn't ready to “judge” coaches like Simeone who have a different approach to the game. In fact, he thinks there might be a misconception about Atlético's style.
“They are more offensive than people believe,” Guardiola said. "He (Simeone) doesn't want to take a risk in the build-up but, after, they have quality and they play really well in the final third.
“It depends on the position of the ball, the moment of the game. They know exactly how to play in each exact moment. Winning, losing, last minutes, early minutes."
So what about Atlético's perceived use of the dark arts — the time-wasting, the haranguing of referees, the rolling around? Was there a problem, Guardiola was asked, with “winning ugly?"
“What is ugly? What is playing ugly?” he replied. ”It's being smart."
Guardiola has been accused of overthinking his tactics in the big games and he accepted that when it was put to him on Monday.
Not that it will stop him from doing so again when Simeone and Atlético come to Manchester.
“You have to adapt and adjust," he said before finishing with a smile. “That's why I love to overthink and create stupid tactics so that after, when I don't win, I'm punished.”
Yet another layer to the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions that should be fascinating.
___
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April 4 (Reuters) - Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia's already tightly controlled media landscape.
"Just put yourself in my place - they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly," he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
"How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? ... This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!"
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov's lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list.
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
"For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason," he added in his statement. "But I repeat and will repeat - I am not guilty."
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defense.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos.
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April 4 (Reuters) - Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia's already tightly controlled media landscape.
"Just put yourself in my place — they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly," he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
"How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? ... This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!"
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov's lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list. read more
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
"For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason," he added in his statement. "But I repeat and will repeat — I am not guilty."
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defence.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos.
Writing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Alex Richardson
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April 4 (Reuters) - Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia's already tightly controlled media landscape.
"Just put yourself in my place - they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly," he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
"How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? ... This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!"
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov's lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list.
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
"For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason," he added in his statement. "But I repeat and will repeat - I am not guilty."
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defense.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos.
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Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a “travesty” as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia’s already tightly controlled media landscape.
“Just put yourself in my place — they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly,” he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
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“How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? … This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!”
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov’s lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list.
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
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“For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason,” he added in his statement. “But I repeat and will repeat — I am not guilty.”
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defense.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos.
(Writing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Alex Richardson) |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10684175/Russian-ex-journalist-calls-treason-charge-travesty-trial-set-start.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Russian ex-journalist calls treason charge 'travesty' as trial set to start
April 4 (Reuters) - Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia's already tightly controlled media landscape.
"Just put yourself in my place - they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly," he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
"How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? ... This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!"
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov's lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list.
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
"For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason," he added in his statement. "But I repeat and will repeat - I am not guilty."
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defense.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos.
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April 4 (Reuters) - Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia's already tightly controlled media landscape.
"Just put yourself in my place — they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly," he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
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"How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? ... This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!"
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov's lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list. read more
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
"For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason," he added in his statement. "But I repeat and will repeat — I am not guilty."
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defence.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10684133/Rishis-popularity-Tory-activists-slumps-amid-cost-living-crisis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Rishi's popularity with Tory activists slumps amid cost-of-living crisis and backlash at mini-Budget... while Ben Wallace stays top
- Rishi Sunak has slipped down the Cabinet rankings among the Tory grass roots
- Regular ConservativeHome survey of readers is closely watched by ministers
- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is top amid plaudits for his Ukraine response
Rishi Sunak's popularity with Tory grassroots appears to have taken an alarming dive in the wake of his mini-Budget.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom.
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, his score on the monthly survey of readers was just 7.9, compared to 38.8 previously.
At one point he was top of the regular chart - a position now held by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who has earned plaudits for the Ukraine response.
Although the poll is not scientific it is closely watched by ministers and MPs, and will set alarm bells ringing in No11.
Priti Patel is the only senior figure in negative territory, with a rating of minus 13.6 after anger at the Channel migrant situation and slow progress on Ukraine refugee visas.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom
Ben Wallace (right) was top of the regular ConHome chart, while Priti Patel (left) was bottom
Mr Sunak has been scrambling to defuse a furious backlash for failing to do enough to help struggling families.
He was accused of being an 'illusionist' after hailing his 'tax-cutting' Spring Statement, despite the burden being on course to reach the highest level since the 1940s.
The government's own watchdog has predicted that this year will see the biggest fall in disposable incomes since records began in the 1950s.
There are claims Mr Sunak is already having to draw up a new support package, as he struggles to keep a lid on the UK's £2.3trillion debt mountain and rising interest payments.
He was also ridiculed for photo-ops after the mini-Budget, including posing putting fuel into a Kia Rio owned by a Sainsbury's staff member.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate | 0 | 89,652 | 0.541372 | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10750613/Rishi-Sunak-plunges-BOTTOM-popularity-chart-Tory-activists.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-25 09:37:39+00:00 | Rishi Sunak plunges from top to the BOTTOM of popularity chart among Tory activists after tax row - below Boris despite PM's Partygate woes
- Rishi Sunak has dropped to the bottom of ConHome ratings after tax status row
- Chancellor is scoring below Boris Johnson despite the Partygate controversy
- The monthly survey is not scientific but closely-watched by MPs and ministers
Rishi Sunak suffered another blow today as a closely-watched survey of Tory activists showed his popularity sliding further.
The Chancellor has slipped to the bottom of the latest chart compiled by the ConservativeHome website, with his net rating tumbling from 7.9 to minus 5.2.
Mr Sunak's fall from grace has been continuing as the cost-of-living crisis bites, and in the wake of the row over his US Green Card and wife's non-dom tax status.
He is scoring even lower than Boris Johnson, with the PM third from bottom on 6.6 amid his burgeoning Partygate woes.
At one point Mr Sunak was top of the regular chart - a position now held by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for three consecutive months after he earned plaudits for the Ukraine response.
Rishi Sunak has slipped to the bottom of the latest chart compiled by the ConservativeHome website, with his net rating tumbling from 7.9 to minus 5.2
At one point Mr Sunak (pictured left today) was top of the regular chart - a position now held by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (right) for three consecutive months after he earned plaudits for the Ukraine response
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was in second while, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi was third and Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan fourth.
Although the poll is not scientific it is closely watched by ministers and MPs, and will set alarm bells ringing in No11.
He is the only senior figure in negative territory this month.
Mr Johnson has suffered another setback since seeing his position improve slightly to 33 last month.
The PM is expected to tour Red Wall areas this week with just 10 days until crucial local and mayoral polls that are likely to decide his fate.
There are increasing signs that the Tory revolt is becoming more coordinated, as Downing Street waits nervously to see whether Mr Johnson will receive more fines.
Rebels are not expected to mount an all-out attack until after the elections on May 5, and Scotland Yard will not give any update on its investigation before then.
But No10 has insisted it will disclose if Mr Johnson receives another penalty notice, and allies are said to acknowledge that his prospects of survival are no better than 50-50.
There are also rumours that senior civil servant Ms Gray's report on lockdown breaches in Whitehall could be even more damaging than previously feared.
Mr Sunak is scoring even lower than Boris Johnson (pictured), with the PM third from bottom on 6.6 amid his burgeoning Partygate woes
Last month's ratings for the ConservativeHome website showed the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10684133/Rishis-popularity-Tory-activists-slumps-amid-cost-living-crisis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Rishi's popularity with Tory activists slumps amid cost-of-living crisis and backlash at mini-Budget... while Ben Wallace stays top
- Rishi Sunak has slipped down the Cabinet rankings among the Tory grass roots
- Regular ConservativeHome survey of readers is closely watched by ministers
- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is top amid plaudits for his Ukraine response
Rishi Sunak's popularity with Tory grassroots appears to have taken an alarming dive in the wake of his mini-Budget.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom.
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, his score on the monthly survey of readers was just 7.9, compared to 38.8 previously.
At one point he was top of the regular chart - a position now held by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who has earned plaudits for the Ukraine response.
Although the poll is not scientific it is closely watched by ministers and MPs, and will set alarm bells ringing in No11.
Priti Patel is the only senior figure in negative territory, with a rating of minus 13.6 after anger at the Channel migrant situation and slow progress on Ukraine refugee visas.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom
Ben Wallace (right) was top of the regular ConHome chart, while Priti Patel (left) was bottom
Mr Sunak has been scrambling to defuse a furious backlash for failing to do enough to help struggling families.
He was accused of being an 'illusionist' after hailing his 'tax-cutting' Spring Statement, despite the burden being on course to reach the highest level since the 1940s.
The government's own watchdog has predicted that this year will see the biggest fall in disposable incomes since records began in the 1950s.
There are claims Mr Sunak is already having to draw up a new support package, as he struggles to keep a lid on the UK's £2.3trillion debt mountain and rising interest payments.
He was also ridiculed for photo-ops after the mini-Budget, including posing putting fuel into a Kia Rio owned by a Sainsbury's staff member.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate | 1 | 86,128 | 0.557534 | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2561182296979/rishi-sunak-s-popularity-plummets-among-tory-faithful-survey-shows | 2022-04-07 03:57:24+00:00 | Rishi Sunak’s popularity plummets among Tory faithful, survey shows
Rishi Sunak has seen his popularity plummet with Conservative Party supporters, according to a survey charting the views of the Tory grassroots.
The chancellor is ranked one of the least popular members of Boris Johnson ’s cabinet, amid his perceived failure to provide enough support during the cost of living crisis.
Mr Sunak has a lowly net satisfaction rating of only +7.9 in the Conservative Home’s regular ‘cabinet league table’ survey – a table he regularly topped during the early phase of the Covid pandemic.
The chancellor is now second from bottom among cabinet members, ahead of only home secretary Priti Patel who has net satisfaction rating of –13.6.
Meanwhile, Mr Johnson is back out of negative ratings with the Tory grassroots – appearing mid-table with a net satisfaction of +33 – following months of poor ratings in the wake of the Partygate scandal.
While 93 per cent of Tory supporters took a positive view of the prime minister’s handling of the Ukraine crisis, some 58 per cent took a negative view of the chancellor’s Spring Statement.
Defence secretary Ben Wallace is now the most popular cabinet minister in the league table survey, narrowly ahead of education secretary Nadhim Zahawi, international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and foreign secretary Liz Truss.
The slump in Mr Sunak’s popularity has also been recorded by polling companies in recent days following his much-criticised Spring Statement.
The senior Conservative MP’s approval rating has dropped from 48 per cent during last year’s Budget to 35 per cent currently, Opinium found.
And Redfield & Wilton recorded its lowest-ever net approval rating for Mr Sunak, with 36 per cent approving of the chancellor, and 35 per cent disapproving of the job he is doing.
Senior backbencher David Davis was among those criticising his failure to use fiscal “headroom” to offer more support, saying: “What the chancellor is doing is making things worse.”
It emerged that a car that Mr Sunak was pictured filling with petrol did not belong to him, while the chancellor appeared to struggle with contactless payment as he tried to buy a can of coke in a clip which went viral.
The chancellor has also come under pressure over his wife Akshata Murthy having a 0.91 per cent stake in IT and services giant Infosys – a company founded by her father which continues to operate in Russia.
The BBC reported on Friday that Infosys is now closing its office in Russia, and attempting to find replacement roles outside of the country for staff employed in Moscow.
Mr Sunak said criticism of his wife over her family company had been unfair and “upsetting” – as he compared the attacks to the Will Smith Oscars slap scandal.
“Both Will Smith and me having our wives attacked – at least I didn’t get up and slap anybody, which is good,” he told Laura Kuenssberg. |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10684133/Rishis-popularity-Tory-activists-slumps-amid-cost-living-crisis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | Rishi's popularity with Tory activists slumps amid cost-of-living crisis and backlash at mini-Budget... while Ben Wallace stays top
- Rishi Sunak has slipped down the Cabinet rankings among the Tory grass roots
- Regular ConservativeHome survey of readers is closely watched by ministers
- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is top amid plaudits for his Ukraine response
Rishi Sunak's popularity with Tory grassroots appears to have taken an alarming dive in the wake of his mini-Budget.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom.
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, his score on the monthly survey of readers was just 7.9, compared to 38.8 previously.
At one point he was top of the regular chart - a position now held by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who has earned plaudits for the Ukraine response.
Although the poll is not scientific it is closely watched by ministers and MPs, and will set alarm bells ringing in No11.
Priti Patel is the only senior figure in negative territory, with a rating of minus 13.6 after anger at the Channel migrant situation and slow progress on Ukraine refugee visas.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom
Ben Wallace (right) was top of the regular ConHome chart, while Priti Patel (left) was bottom
Mr Sunak has been scrambling to defuse a furious backlash for failing to do enough to help struggling families.
He was accused of being an 'illusionist' after hailing his 'tax-cutting' Spring Statement, despite the burden being on course to reach the highest level since the 1940s.
The government's own watchdog has predicted that this year will see the biggest fall in disposable incomes since records began in the 1950s.
There are claims Mr Sunak is already having to draw up a new support package, as he struggles to keep a lid on the UK's £2.3trillion debt mountain and rising interest payments.
He was also ridiculed for photo-ops after the mini-Budget, including posing putting fuel into a Kia Rio owned by a Sainsbury's staff member.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate | 2 | 30,204 | 0.589872 | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/8666193/rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-poll/ | 2022-04-05 00:50:16+00:00 | Rishi Sunak’s hopes of replacing Boris Johnson hammered as Chancellor’s poll ratings plunge amid cost of living crisis
RISHI Sunak’s hopes of succeeding Boris Johnson have taken a hammering.
The Chancellor’s ratings plunged to third from bottom for his bungling cost of living crisis in a monthly survey.
But the PM has rebounded to mid-table, according to the poll of Tory supporters by website ConservativeHome.
Home Secretary Priti Patel was at the bottom of the list on a -13.6 rating.
Mr Sunak has faced major criticism following his Spring Statement when he dropped fuel duty by 5p, increased the threshold when people start paying National Insurance by £3,000 and promising to cut income tax by 1p from 2024.
Critics say the measures announced so far go nowhere near far enough to offset the spiralling cost of living.
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Conservative Home editor Paul Goodman warned that the ratings are more of a “running commentary.
He said: “Having managed the table for a long time, I know that what goes down can come up again — and vice-versa.
“Our respondents are very knowing, and many use the table as a form of running commentary rather than a means of permanent judgement." |
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Unlike big businesses, though, startups don’t typically have the budget to hire outside help for public relations. Here, 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best tips for startup leaders trying to improve their public relations efforts and explain how effective their advice was when they used it themselves.
1. Make A Sustainable Social Impact
Connecting our organizational mission and values to making a sustainable social impact in our surrounding communities is a wonderful way to generate positive PR for our firm while strengthening employee engagement, commitment and buy-in. These efforts go beyond mere PR rhetoric. Stakeholders will be able to see the authenticity of your efforts. - Jonathan H. Westover, Utah Valley University & Human Capital Innovations, LLC
2. Join The Success Of A Customer
Marketing is ten times more effective when you can articulate how your product or service has improved the life and/or business of a customer. When I did this, I learned more about where our solution “fit” in the hierarchy of customer needs vis-à-vis other alternatives they had used in the past. - Ben Levitan, Cedalion Partners
3. Tell Your Story To Present Your Brand To The World
Talk about who you are, where you came from and why what you do is important. Most startup leaders are caught up in the product and do not speak about their story of origin. Storytelling was effective when I started, as clients felt that they knew me, and I could build trust. - Devika Das, CORE Executive Presence
4. Catch Stakeholders’ Attention
Any startup working to improve public relations needs first to understand what the stakeholders are looking for. The idea is to start with a broad enough topic to catch their attention, then offer a perspective that is unique to the startup, which provides a twist to approaching that topic. This requires masterful narrative building and clarity on the value proposition to the stakeholder. - Thomas Lim, Singapore Public Service, SportSG
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5. Know Your Voice And Your Audience
Know your voice. Know your audience. Don’t trust your own answers. Get the answers of those around you. Forget you. Think brand value to your consumers. Be honest. Your audience is smarter than you think. Recognize, acknowledge, accept and focus on who you’re talking with. Don’t assume you know. - Jay Steven Levin, WinThinking
6. Gain Feedback From Stakeholders
Gain feedback from clients and other stakeholders from the get-go. Ensure it is aligned to your company purpose, strategy and values, and if it isn’t, immediately work on ways to make it so. Truly listening to stakeholders, internal and external, is a key way to be “on brand” with PR. Share this feedback, including stories of ways that you turned it around! - Clare Beckett-McInroy, Qatar Foundation
7. Demonstrate How Your Solution Helps People
PR is not an end in itself; it needs to be aligned with your overall strategy and corporate vision. Ultimately, every business is about helping people. The bigger the problem you solve for them, the more valuable your solution is. In your PR efforts, tell the story about your vision—why it’s important and how you’ve found your solution to help people. Most importantly, demonstrate how you have helped them already. - Michael Thiemann, Strategy-Lab™
8. Be Preemptive And Post Consistently
It is always great to be preemptive when it comes to PR. Putting yourself out there as your own type of expert through videos and podcasts can really help in these efforts. It is always best to be consistent and post either every day or multiple times per week. This way, when you’re getting PR, everyone can see how relevant you are in real time. - Jon Dwoskin, The Jon Dwoskin Experience
9. Always Post Anything You Publish Or Present
Promoting how great you are or how great your company/product is turns people off. But whenever you present, speak or pitch to a group, or when an article you’ve written is published somewhere (anywhere), there’s nothing wrong with posting it on your social media, using photos to show proud and honored you are to have been given the opportunity to share your expertise, ideas, product and experience. - Gregg Ward, The Center for Respectful Leadership
10. Match Your Needs With A PR Pro
Use a professional who matches what you need from your PR. If you don’t know what your desired outcome from PR is, it may become a futile and costly activity. I had the good fortune to work with a PR agent who offered me this advice: Always articulate well what you would like to achieve from undertaking PR—otherwise, it can have unintended consequences. If the foray is precise, you will get results. - Arthi Rabikrisson, Prerna Advisory | 0 | 57,565 | 0.627997 | https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/423514 | 2022-04-28 07:48:32+00:00 | How To Amplify PR Opportunities For Your Business
Founders play a pivotal role in public relations opportunities. Here's how to maximize your PR investment.
There's little debate that a public relations strategy is an invaluable tool for ambitious companies. To get the outstanding results that everyone raves about — some estimates say PR generated 10 to 50 times more than advertising — there's an equivalent commitment of time and money. As with all things, the more money you spend, the less time it will take you. And yet, a founder or CEO can spend all the money they want on PR and still miss out on many of the real PR opportunities.
Here's how to maximize your PR investment:
Prioritize media relations
As the founder of a company, the world sees you as the face of the company. That's a good thing because the top three billionaires in the U.S. are both entrepreneurs and household names. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Gates all took control of their narrative during the earliest stages and stayed engaged. All three of these founders knew the press was an important ingredient in the recipe for success. Famously, when Amazon was best known as an online bookstore — and an unprofitable one at that — Jeff Bezos didn't hide from the press. Instead, he engaged the press.
In 1999, Bezos was Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Today, Elon Musk is on a proactive PR mission; you can barely turn anywhere without seeing an Elon Musk documentary or profile. Landing on the cover of any magazine happens to founders who are available to the press, and biographies are significantly improved if the subject is accessible.
I once led communications for a gubernatorial candidate. It drove me crazy that statewide press had his mobile number. But he knew giving them direct access enabled him to create intimacy with the media. This relationship building paid off with a 72% approval rating.
There's another reason why prioritizing media relationships is important: When there's bad news or an emergency, you'll always have an opportunity to tell your side of the story. The time to build relationships is before you need them, not in the middle of a crisis. Solid media relations always pay off in good times and in bad.
Related: 4 Simple Reasons Why Your Small Business Should Have a Public Relations Strategy
Use PR to inform strategy
Successful founders know PR can provide a valuable analysis that informs strategy, product development and even hiring for key roles.
There's a hidden asset that often gets overlooked. PR agencies can monitor vast amounts of content and put them into context, using that information to get an early edge. Identify early trends and cultural touchpoints the company can tap into for future products, limited editions, or partnerships. When companies combine this information with polls or focus groups, a very clear picture emerges.
Communicate and coordinate
Consider your PR team your most valuable asset next to your leadership team. Having PR at your side and championing your long-term vision means they can maximize their planning and set the stage for your story. A frequent question asked of PR agencies is about their relationships with the media, and while this is an important question, the more important question is: what story will PR be telling the media today that supports the long-term vision?
Put the PR team at the table in the earliest planning stages. Pull in PR for a pulse-check on big initiatives, because agencies keep their eye on the news in both a broad and deep way, and your PR team can identify difference-making emerging trends or emerging risks.
Allow your PR team to get to know you, your quirks, your style and your vision. Doing this allows your PR team to be a true extensionv of you, and can save you thousands of hours of time in speech writing, press releases and thought-leadership pieces.
Related: 5 Ways to Amplify Your Media Coverage
Plan for consistency
PR with lasting impact is a marathon, not a sprint. Use this to your advantage. While PR includes daily tackling and blocking, that's not something a leader needs to be looped in on, where the leader makes the biggest impact is the 3-year plan. A critical trait of founders is planning ahead. Be strategic about where and when you will pull the PR lever. The stories you earn today can support your initiatives tomorrow.
Look over your past media hits and see what worked and review with your PR team WHY you feel it worked. Stay connected to the broader media trends and anticipate how your company will be perceived in light of cultural and social changes so you can expect your company's long-term vision and growth, as well as future media questions.
PR is a powerful tool for founders, and they can make PR work harder for them with these tips.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/04/04/10-tips-for-startup-leaders-to-improve-public-relations-efforts/ | Public relations can be a difficult aspect of running a business to master. Even seasoned executives and the biggest names in business need help from marketing firms and specialists to set up a winning PR strategy.
Unlike big businesses, though, startups don’t typically have the budget to hire outside help for public relations. Here, 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best tips for startup leaders trying to improve their public relations efforts and explain how effective their advice was when they used it themselves.
1. Make A Sustainable Social Impact
Connecting our organizational mission and values to making a sustainable social impact in our surrounding communities is a wonderful way to generate positive PR for our firm while strengthening employee engagement, commitment and buy-in. These efforts go beyond mere PR rhetoric. Stakeholders will be able to see the authenticity of your efforts. - Jonathan H. Westover, Utah Valley University & Human Capital Innovations, LLC
2. Join The Success Of A Customer
Marketing is ten times more effective when you can articulate how your product or service has improved the life and/or business of a customer. When I did this, I learned more about where our solution “fit” in the hierarchy of customer needs vis-à-vis other alternatives they had used in the past. - Ben Levitan, Cedalion Partners
3. Tell Your Story To Present Your Brand To The World
Talk about who you are, where you came from and why what you do is important. Most startup leaders are caught up in the product and do not speak about their story of origin. Storytelling was effective when I started, as clients felt that they knew me, and I could build trust. - Devika Das, CORE Executive Presence
4. Catch Stakeholders’ Attention
Any startup working to improve public relations needs first to understand what the stakeholders are looking for. The idea is to start with a broad enough topic to catch their attention, then offer a perspective that is unique to the startup, which provides a twist to approaching that topic. This requires masterful narrative building and clarity on the value proposition to the stakeholder. - Thomas Lim, Singapore Public Service, SportSG
Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches. Do I qualify?
5. Know Your Voice And Your Audience
Know your voice. Know your audience. Don’t trust your own answers. Get the answers of those around you. Forget you. Think brand value to your consumers. Be honest. Your audience is smarter than you think. Recognize, acknowledge, accept and focus on who you’re talking with. Don’t assume you know. - Jay Steven Levin, WinThinking
6. Gain Feedback From Stakeholders
Gain feedback from clients and other stakeholders from the get-go. Ensure it is aligned to your company purpose, strategy and values, and if it isn’t, immediately work on ways to make it so. Truly listening to stakeholders, internal and external, is a key way to be “on brand” with PR. Share this feedback, including stories of ways that you turned it around! - Clare Beckett-McInroy, Qatar Foundation
7. Demonstrate How Your Solution Helps People
PR is not an end in itself; it needs to be aligned with your overall strategy and corporate vision. Ultimately, every business is about helping people. The bigger the problem you solve for them, the more valuable your solution is. In your PR efforts, tell the story about your vision—why it’s important and how you’ve found your solution to help people. Most importantly, demonstrate how you have helped them already. - Michael Thiemann, Strategy-Lab™
8. Be Preemptive And Post Consistently
It is always great to be preemptive when it comes to PR. Putting yourself out there as your own type of expert through videos and podcasts can really help in these efforts. It is always best to be consistent and post either every day or multiple times per week. This way, when you’re getting PR, everyone can see how relevant you are in real time. - Jon Dwoskin, The Jon Dwoskin Experience
9. Always Post Anything You Publish Or Present
Promoting how great you are or how great your company/product is turns people off. But whenever you present, speak or pitch to a group, or when an article you’ve written is published somewhere (anywhere), there’s nothing wrong with posting it on your social media, using photos to show proud and honored you are to have been given the opportunity to share your expertise, ideas, product and experience. - Gregg Ward, The Center for Respectful Leadership
10. Match Your Needs With A PR Pro
Use a professional who matches what you need from your PR. If you don’t know what your desired outcome from PR is, it may become a futile and costly activity. I had the good fortune to work with a PR agent who offered me this advice: Always articulate well what you would like to achieve from undertaking PR—otherwise, it can have unintended consequences. If the foray is precise, you will get results. - Arthi Rabikrisson, Prerna Advisory | 1 | 69,876 | 0.628827 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2022/08/25/why-is-pr-so-essential-for-new-businesses-here-are-14-reasons/ | 2022-08-25 18:54:16+00:00 | Some new business owners may wonder why they should allocate precious marketing budget dollars to public relations. Perhaps they don’t think their company is large enough to require full-blown PR, or maybe they have a PR strategy they’re considering implementing on their own to save money. The truth is, however, PR is not a luxury or a nice-to-have for today’s businesses. No matter what size it may be or stage of growth it might be in, every organization needs to foster good relations with the public.
Aside from helping companies gain positive publicity, strong PR allows them to set the narrative in communications with customers, prospects, investors, and current and potential employees. To learn more about why PR is so essential for new businesses, check out the insights from members of Forbes Agency Council below. Here, 14 members share the elevator pitch they would use to explain the purpose and benefits of public relations to a brand-new business owner.
1. You Need To Establish Deep Stakeholder Relationships
Relationships can make or break a business. To increase the chances of finding business success, it is necessary to work toward cultivating trust and credibility among your key stakeholders. Strategic PR initiatives founded on authenticity and tact can help business owners establish and deepen stakeholder relationships, which are critical in building a truly sustainable business ecosystem. - Lars Voedisch, PRecious Communications
2. Your Business Identity Must Be Consistent And Trustworthy
PR is the “golden mouthpiece” of your business identity—it gives you an edge that allows you to thrive and monetize. It amplifies your purpose and explains how you serve consumers and meet their specific needs.While the messaging you provide to your respective stakeholders in the ecosystem (investors, partners, clients, employees) may differ, consistency and trustworthiness are always keys to growing sustainable relationships with your key stakeholders. - Rachel Ooi, Dentsu International
3. You Have A Chance To Create Your Desired Brand Narrative
Public relations is a way for a business to effectively convey its brand’s voice and to position the brand in the way it wants to be known to the public. It gives businesses the opportunity to build their brand and create the desired narrative about what their brand is. - Tony Pec, Y Not You Media
4. You Have A Story, And You’d Better Tell It
Every company has a story, actions and important information that customers need to know when making their decision about whether to buy your product versus a competitor’s. Well-crafted PR makes sure your story gets through in a compelling and motivating way. Without PR, you allow that competitor to control the dialogue and define your reputation—and who wants that? - Jim Heininger, Dixon|James & Rebranding Experts
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5. You Want To Connect With Audiences And Build Goodwill
Public relations helps you tell your story to your targeted audiences and the public through methods other than paid advertising. It helps you connect your key messages with your audiences through the news media, social media, emails, special events and speaking engagements. A great PR program helps build goodwill toward your business, so people know, like and trust your brand. - Nancy Marshall, Marshall Communications
6. Building Relationships In Unique Ways Strengthens Your Brand
Connection is the heart of public relations and should be the heart of a good business. Building and maintaining relationships in unique ways supports and strengthens the brand in ways that paid marketing does not always accomplish. A good PR team can also help on the digital front by setting up social media channels that communicate the brand’s personality and connect with its audience. - Russ Williams, Archer Malmo
7. You Can Save On Ad Spend And Build Your Brand’s Credibility
We work in the B2B technology space, and the way I explain PR is: “We make technology companies famous.” Good PR helps get the word out there about your brand across the right social, media and third-party channels. It helps you save on ad spend, builds your brand’s credibility and makes you look more established, attractive and successful in the eyes of your prospects. - Azadeh Williams, AZK Media
8. Building Trust Is Key To Differentiating And Promoting Your Brand
In digital media, trust is a critical element of every interaction. Brand mentions are essential to your brand appearing trustworthy to potential customers. Public relations firms do an outstanding job of helping you differentiate and promote your brand on media outlets and with influencers to help you build a reputation for being trustworthy. - Douglas Karr, Highbridge
9. Consumers Today Want Third-Party Validation Before Buying
PR is the most effective way to build a reputation. While this can be done through a balance of owned and shared media, earned media (the most relevant strategy in the PR chest) relies on a brand’s ability to gain an independent perspective about the brand and its products or services. And in the era of “fake news,” consumers and businesses want (and need) third-party validation before making a purchase. - Dean Trevelino, Trevelino/Keller
10. You Need To Build Credibility To Establish Your Expertise
Our job and goals with PR are to create brand awareness. To best utilize the placements and gain the best exposure, brand authenticity and reputation for reliability, we urge you to share your press on all platforms—social media, your website and so on. For experts, we strive to get you the credibility you need to be viewed as an expert in your industry. We don’t do fluff; if something is not working, we re-strategize to find that sweet spot. - Jessica Kopach, The JKO Agency
11. Giving Audiences Extra, Non-Ad Info Builds Trust
You have a marketing team, right? Imagine that people love your ads, but because they can’t find any extra information about you on Google, they go with your competitor. PR, by way of articles and podcasts, builds trust between you and your target audience. If I see that a business has been written about on a reputable site, I know it is a good place to spend my money. - Victoria Kennedy, Victorious PR
12. Earned Media Is Critical To Building A Trustworthy Reputation
A good balance of earned media combined with social, paid and owned media is necessary to create brand awareness. Combining efforts creates multifaceted outreach strategies that amplify the message further than relying on a single channel would. For newly launched brands, earned media is the most critical facet of building a trustworthy reputation. - Goran Paun, ArtVersion
13. PR Helps With Growth More Than Other Marketing Activity
Trust, validation, awareness, credibility and animation will all help to make it easier for a business to grow. No other marketing activity achieves each of these as powerfully as public relations can. - Richard Cook, Champion Communications Ltd.
14. PR Helps Predispose Potential Customers To Believe You
The purpose of public relations—especially publicity, the heart of PR—is to establish the credibility of a person or organization. In other words, it helps predispose potential customers to believe you when you approach them. - Jeff Bradford, Dalton Agency |
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/04/04/10-tips-for-startup-leaders-to-improve-public-relations-efforts/ | Public relations can be a difficult aspect of running a business to master. Even seasoned executives and the biggest names in business need help from marketing firms and specialists to set up a winning PR strategy.
Unlike big businesses, though, startups don’t typically have the budget to hire outside help for public relations. Here, 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best tips for startup leaders trying to improve their public relations efforts and explain how effective their advice was when they used it themselves.
1. Make A Sustainable Social Impact
Connecting our organizational mission and values to making a sustainable social impact in our surrounding communities is a wonderful way to generate positive PR for our firm while strengthening employee engagement, commitment and buy-in. These efforts go beyond mere PR rhetoric. Stakeholders will be able to see the authenticity of your efforts. - Jonathan H. Westover, Utah Valley University & Human Capital Innovations, LLC
2. Join The Success Of A Customer
Marketing is ten times more effective when you can articulate how your product or service has improved the life and/or business of a customer. When I did this, I learned more about where our solution “fit” in the hierarchy of customer needs vis-à-vis other alternatives they had used in the past. - Ben Levitan, Cedalion Partners
3. Tell Your Story To Present Your Brand To The World
Talk about who you are, where you came from and why what you do is important. Most startup leaders are caught up in the product and do not speak about their story of origin. Storytelling was effective when I started, as clients felt that they knew me, and I could build trust. - Devika Das, CORE Executive Presence
4. Catch Stakeholders’ Attention
Any startup working to improve public relations needs first to understand what the stakeholders are looking for. The idea is to start with a broad enough topic to catch their attention, then offer a perspective that is unique to the startup, which provides a twist to approaching that topic. This requires masterful narrative building and clarity on the value proposition to the stakeholder. - Thomas Lim, Singapore Public Service, SportSG
Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches. Do I qualify?
5. Know Your Voice And Your Audience
Know your voice. Know your audience. Don’t trust your own answers. Get the answers of those around you. Forget you. Think brand value to your consumers. Be honest. Your audience is smarter than you think. Recognize, acknowledge, accept and focus on who you’re talking with. Don’t assume you know. - Jay Steven Levin, WinThinking
6. Gain Feedback From Stakeholders
Gain feedback from clients and other stakeholders from the get-go. Ensure it is aligned to your company purpose, strategy and values, and if it isn’t, immediately work on ways to make it so. Truly listening to stakeholders, internal and external, is a key way to be “on brand” with PR. Share this feedback, including stories of ways that you turned it around! - Clare Beckett-McInroy, Qatar Foundation
7. Demonstrate How Your Solution Helps People
PR is not an end in itself; it needs to be aligned with your overall strategy and corporate vision. Ultimately, every business is about helping people. The bigger the problem you solve for them, the more valuable your solution is. In your PR efforts, tell the story about your vision—why it’s important and how you’ve found your solution to help people. Most importantly, demonstrate how you have helped them already. - Michael Thiemann, Strategy-Lab™
8. Be Preemptive And Post Consistently
It is always great to be preemptive when it comes to PR. Putting yourself out there as your own type of expert through videos and podcasts can really help in these efforts. It is always best to be consistent and post either every day or multiple times per week. This way, when you’re getting PR, everyone can see how relevant you are in real time. - Jon Dwoskin, The Jon Dwoskin Experience
9. Always Post Anything You Publish Or Present
Promoting how great you are or how great your company/product is turns people off. But whenever you present, speak or pitch to a group, or when an article you’ve written is published somewhere (anywhere), there’s nothing wrong with posting it on your social media, using photos to show proud and honored you are to have been given the opportunity to share your expertise, ideas, product and experience. - Gregg Ward, The Center for Respectful Leadership
10. Match Your Needs With A PR Pro
Use a professional who matches what you need from your PR. If you don’t know what your desired outcome from PR is, it may become a futile and costly activity. I had the good fortune to work with a PR agent who offered me this advice: Always articulate well what you would like to achieve from undertaking PR—otherwise, it can have unintended consequences. If the foray is precise, you will get results. - Arthi Rabikrisson, Prerna Advisory | 2 | 6,181 | 0.639407 | https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/22/05/n27103980/you-need-pr-top-nyc-publicist-jenna-guarneri-releases-debut-book-as-an-inc-original | 2022-08-18 07:35:49+00:00 | Expert in Media Relations Launches Complete PR Guide for Early Stage Startups
NEW YORK , May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenna Guarneri, Founder and CEO of award-winning firm, JMG Public Relations, releases her innovative business book, You Need PR, from the official publishing imprint of Inc. Magazine known as An Inc. Original, distributed by Greenleaf Book Group. You Need PR is a quintessential, easy-to-follow guide for all things public relations and provides step-by-step instructions for creating a unique media strategy.
Every business has an image they want to convey to the public and the way in which that's done may vary. Whether it's through a press release, a statement, or even an interview, good communication is what helps to both promote a business as well as prevent crises. In You Need PR, Guarneri provides readers with the proper tools to write a tactical plan at any level of business. From creating a compelling story to securing press coverage, this is a must-read for both new and seasoned entrepreneurs. Using real life brand examples, proven strategies and a fresh perspective, You Need PR is the startup must-read for effective public relations. Highlights and strategy tips include, how to:
- Lay the foundation for a successful PR campaign
- Humanize interactions during the PR process
- Build press materials and develop the best possible story
- Analyze competitors and formulate a strategy for PR initiatives
- Draft and execute a proper media pitch
- Manage the pitching process and follow-ups
- Deliver the best interview and handle the post-interview process
"PR has the power to transform a business and for startups with venture capital backing, it can help not only increase their customer base, but also generate more sales and future investments," said Guarneri. "Being in the startup space, I realized early-stage companies did not have the budgets to bring on the PR firms to help them with their strategies. Now, along with small businesses alike, companies now have the resources they need to develop a robust PR strategy on their own."
Jenna Guarneri launched JMG Public Relations in 2015. Jenna counsels innovators, mentors others in her field, and provides a constant commitment to changing the world for the better. She was named to the Forbes Next 1000 in 2021 and a 'Woman to Watch in 2018' by the New York Real Estate Journal. She is also a monthly contributor to Forbes.com.
For information on purchasing You Need PR, visit: youneedpr.co. For JMG PR's website, visit: jmgpublicrelations.com, @jmg_pr for Instagram, and @jmgpublicrelations for LinkedIn. Connect with Jenna Guarneri on Instagram at @jenguarneri and on LinkedIn at @jennaguarneri.
About JMG Public Relations
JMG Public Relations is an award winning, full-service public relations firm for startup companies on a mission to pave the way through a crowded media landscape. JMG Public Relations was named the 'Most Outstanding Startup-Focused PR Firm 2021-NY' by The 2021 Corporate Excellence Awards, a '50 Leading Companies of 2021! By The Silicon Review, while also winning the Best of New York award for the PR category for both 2018 and 2019, as well as 'Best PR Agency' in 2018 by the Best of Small Business Awards. JMG gets their clients the visibility they need to make a lasting impact.
About An Inc. Original
An Inc. Original is the official publishing imprint of Inc. Magazine and is a collection of books written by the most innovative minds in business. Catered specifically to entrepreneurs, An Inc. Original titles cover all aspects of launching and maintaining a successful company.
About Greenleaf Publishing
Greenleaf Book Group is a publisher and distributor best known for its innovative business model, distribution power and award-winning designs. Named one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine, it has represented more than 1,000 titles, including 49 that have hit The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or USA Today Best Seller lists.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/04/04/3-global-trends-affecting-your-employees/ | Gone are the days of a workplace that doesn’t reflect reality. We expect work to evolve in line with society and social norms and we expect to be treated the same at work and outside of work. In addition, the convergence of three global trends confirms that, more than ever, work is becoming more integrated into our lives. Awareness of these trends will help businesses better understand their employees in an effort to refine workplace strategies.
Flexibility
From an employment perspective we have already seen the lack of flexibility play out as the great resignation. Employers need to be more flexible supporting staff to step outside their normal job role and engage in dynamic teams supported by the concept of personalisation through the ‘whole self-model’, where companies make it possible for employees to share more than just skills and competencies – but also individual work styles, aspirations, motivations and learning preferences.
Another example is customised benefit packages like SAP’s global “Pledge to Flex” program. According to Debbie Rigger, Head of Human Resources at SAP ANZ, SAP has always provided workplace flexibility.
“What we needed to do was package this up into a program that our people could relate to and one where everyone can run at their personal best,” said Rigger.” Our Pledge to Flex program has provided a trust-based environment empowering our people to choose how, when and where they work based on individual choices.”
Purpose
Brands are recognising the importance and role they can play in uplifting people during times of uncertainty. In this context employees are also re-evaluating their lives and work, and many now expect their jobs to be a significant source of purpose in their lives.
A recent McKinsey report indicates that people who live their purpose at work are more productive than people who don’t; they are also healthier, more resilient, and more likely to stay at the company and when employees feel that their purpose is aligned with the organization’s purpose.
The benefits expand to include stronger employee engagement, heightened loyalty, and a greater willingness to recommend the company to others. contribution. Processes that allow employees to document and track their contribution linked to compensation processes should be a habit at your company.
McKinsey identified a ‘purpose hierarchy gap’ with executives nearly eight times more likely to say their purpose is fulfilled by work and nearly three times more likely to say they rely on work for purpose than others.
In exploring this gap further, McKinsey found that frontline managers and employees are ten times less likely than management-level colleagues to say that they’d had opportunities to reflect on their purpose, and nine times less likely to say that they’d had a manager foster opportunities for them to work on purposeful projects.
Highlighting the importance of providing all staff the time to reflect on their own sense of purpose, and how it connects to the company’s purpose, concluding that when this is provided employees are nearly three times more likely to feel their purpose is fulfilled at work.
Sustainability
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘to what extent’. Australian regulators including APRA are looking at Enterprise Sustainability Goals credentials and released CPG 229 affecting banks, insurers and superannuation trustees and is undertaking a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australian banks, with results to be released this year.
ASIC has noted greenwashing and commenced a review of ESG-focused financial products and will consider action ranging from engagement to enforcement. ASIC is also continuing to monitor net zero statements in both fundraising documents and in the market generally and will take regulatory action where warranted.
Employers must be ready to be held accountable and be prepared to produce key performance metrics related to the organisations’ purpose statement including ethical efforts through Sustainability reporting and ESG goals, diversity, equity and inclusion and the employee review process.
Deloitte insight research found that high-growth brands put a premium on accountability, with 93% indicating that they have established key performance metrics related to their purpose statement (versus 72% of negative-growth organizations) such metrics include those pertaining to product portfolio measurements (50%); diversity, equity, and inclusion (47%); and the employee review process (44%).
As we are encouraged to bring our ‘whole selves’ to work, understanding of these key global trends and their applicability to the workplace provides employers insights to assist in refining their people strategies. Is your company ready? | 0 | 22,098 | 0.724056 | https://www.techradar.com/sg/features/a-new-era-for-technology-and-for-business-leaders | 2022-05-07 06:50:46+00:00 | The post-pandemic era has well and truly begun. With changing times come changing expectations, and as with every new movement, expectation around ‘how things have been’ has evolved. A key focus of where this change is necessary is in the workplace. It’s no secret that what the majority of the UK’s employees now expect in the world of work has changed and it’s vital for business leaders to take note if we are to remain a leading nation in technology and business.
Rob Walker, UK&I MD, Cognizant.
One thing is certain: the events of the last few years, subsequently resulting in the phenomenon we now know as the ‘Great Resignation’, have seen the power of ‘how we work’ move into the hands of employees. This may sound ominous for senior management but, living in a democratic society that we celebrate, business leaders should see it as an opportunity to present an evolved way of working; one that will harness and nurture a new symbiotic relationship between employees and the workplace.
There’s great fear in change, but there’s also room for opportunity. One thing that history has taught us is that those who don’t embrace change, or aren’t open to it, are those that get left behind and are at risk of eventually becoming obsolete.
A shift in workplace expectations
We can’t ignore that today’s employees, especially Millennial and Gen Z workers, have grown up with unlimited knowledge and information at their fingertips. This privileged access to knowledge has led to a heightened awareness of the deep-rooted issues that plague our society. The global events of the past years, beyond just the pandemic, such as outcries against social justice and unprecedented natural disasters, have pushed people worldwide to question their life and work choices.
There is particularly a movement towards the idea that, if one is to spend most of their life working, they must be provided with a greater sense of ‘purpose’ at work to align with their personal lives and improve wellbeing. In the context of work, purpose encompasses all the values that drive people’s choices, actions and attitudes – from wider social and environmental goals, to professional and personal objectives of a healthy work-life balance. This sense of ‘purpose’ is now one of the key business themes of our age.
This sentiment has been solidified in the findings of recent Cognizant research, which found that young workers (between the ages of 20 and 40) now expect employers to be highly committed to having a positive impact on the environment, wider society, and to take interest in their purposes at work on a far more personal level. More than half of respondents in the study define purposeful work as being passionate about what they do and achieving a healthy work-life balance. With this shift in expectations also comes a shift in how we expect to be led within a company.
A new era of leadership
This ‘enlightenment’ among workers has already begun to greatly affect the business world today and has been the main accelerator of “The Great Resignation”, which has left employers scrambling to fill a never-ending and increasing number of vacancies. But as older millennials reach their early 40s and Gen Z becomes the future of the job market, the career moves of these “purpose-led” generations are increasingly central to businesses’ ongoing viability. Meanwhile, millennials are now those seeking leadership roles, and therefore must be nurtured into a new sense of leadership to continue to attract the newer talent: Gen Zs.
And according to the research, there’s still a lot to be done as currently young people are struggling to live their purpose at work. Fewer than one in five (18%) strongly believe they are living their day-to-day purpose in their work-life. The present situation should spur business leaders to re-examine their playbooks and, with it, what leadership should now evolve to be if it is to bring purpose to their workers and ensure the right values and expectations are in place for the next generation of leaders.
A shift in leadership expectations to remain viable
Few businesses today seriously question that we live in the age of purpose. From pledges to increased minority representation on leadership teams, to partnerships with local community organizations and sustainability promises, companies all over the world have spent the last few years tripping over themselves to show consumers, shareholders and their own staff how engaged they are in promoting outcomes beyond turning a profit.
However, our study reveals a somewhat different reality. What younger workers mean by purpose is actually two-fold. Yes, the majority (65%) say it’s extremely important for their employer to positively impact society in a way that reflects their own values; however, they also want a workplace that fuels their own sense of ‘purpose’, with a focus on concerns and issues that have an immediate, direct impact on their work and personal life. Currently, only 18% of respondents feel that they are living their day-to-day purpose in their work life.
Leadership therefore needs a makeover. Executive leadership style must evolve to meet today’s imperative of winning the war of talent while accommodating a cornucopia of post-pandemic workplace attitudes. After almost two years of working from home, often juggling videoconferences and childcare or other home-related obligations, 43% of respondents see flexibility as a key defining trait of a good leader.
Looking ahead and cementing a new normal
Overall, we know that companies need to step up their efforts to convince the current generation of young, educated workers that they are serious about positively impacting not just shareholders but also employees, local communities and the world at large. Failure to do so, together with an inability to allow young talent to live their own work purpose, poses a serious risk to nurturing tomorrow’s leaders and building a prosperous future for all constituents. |
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/04/04/3-global-trends-affecting-your-employees/ | Gone are the days of a workplace that doesn’t reflect reality. We expect work to evolve in line with society and social norms and we expect to be treated the same at work and outside of work. In addition, the convergence of three global trends confirms that, more than ever, work is becoming more integrated into our lives. Awareness of these trends will help businesses better understand their employees in an effort to refine workplace strategies.
Flexibility
From an employment perspective we have already seen the lack of flexibility play out as the great resignation. Employers need to be more flexible supporting staff to step outside their normal job role and engage in dynamic teams supported by the concept of personalisation through the ‘whole self-model’, where companies make it possible for employees to share more than just skills and competencies – but also individual work styles, aspirations, motivations and learning preferences.
Another example is customised benefit packages like SAP’s global “Pledge to Flex” program. According to Debbie Rigger, Head of Human Resources at SAP ANZ, SAP has always provided workplace flexibility.
“What we needed to do was package this up into a program that our people could relate to and one where everyone can run at their personal best,” said Rigger.” Our Pledge to Flex program has provided a trust-based environment empowering our people to choose how, when and where they work based on individual choices.”
Purpose
Brands are recognising the importance and role they can play in uplifting people during times of uncertainty. In this context employees are also re-evaluating their lives and work, and many now expect their jobs to be a significant source of purpose in their lives.
A recent McKinsey report indicates that people who live their purpose at work are more productive than people who don’t; they are also healthier, more resilient, and more likely to stay at the company and when employees feel that their purpose is aligned with the organization’s purpose.
The benefits expand to include stronger employee engagement, heightened loyalty, and a greater willingness to recommend the company to others. contribution. Processes that allow employees to document and track their contribution linked to compensation processes should be a habit at your company.
McKinsey identified a ‘purpose hierarchy gap’ with executives nearly eight times more likely to say their purpose is fulfilled by work and nearly three times more likely to say they rely on work for purpose than others.
In exploring this gap further, McKinsey found that frontline managers and employees are ten times less likely than management-level colleagues to say that they’d had opportunities to reflect on their purpose, and nine times less likely to say that they’d had a manager foster opportunities for them to work on purposeful projects.
Highlighting the importance of providing all staff the time to reflect on their own sense of purpose, and how it connects to the company’s purpose, concluding that when this is provided employees are nearly three times more likely to feel their purpose is fulfilled at work.
Sustainability
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘to what extent’. Australian regulators including APRA are looking at Enterprise Sustainability Goals credentials and released CPG 229 affecting banks, insurers and superannuation trustees and is undertaking a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australian banks, with results to be released this year.
ASIC has noted greenwashing and commenced a review of ESG-focused financial products and will consider action ranging from engagement to enforcement. ASIC is also continuing to monitor net zero statements in both fundraising documents and in the market generally and will take regulatory action where warranted.
Employers must be ready to be held accountable and be prepared to produce key performance metrics related to the organisations’ purpose statement including ethical efforts through Sustainability reporting and ESG goals, diversity, equity and inclusion and the employee review process.
Deloitte insight research found that high-growth brands put a premium on accountability, with 93% indicating that they have established key performance metrics related to their purpose statement (versus 72% of negative-growth organizations) such metrics include those pertaining to product portfolio measurements (50%); diversity, equity, and inclusion (47%); and the employee review process (44%).
As we are encouraged to bring our ‘whole selves’ to work, understanding of these key global trends and their applicability to the workplace provides employers insights to assist in refining their people strategies. Is your company ready? | 1 | 22,506 | 0.724056 | https://www.techradar.com/features/a-new-era-for-technology-and-for-business-leaders | 2022-05-07 06:55:06+00:00 | The post-pandemic era has well and truly begun. With changing times come changing expectations, and as with every new movement, expectation around ‘how things have been’ has evolved. A key focus of where this change is necessary is in the workplace. It’s no secret that what the majority of the UK’s employees now expect in the world of work has changed and it’s vital for business leaders to take note if we are to remain a leading nation in technology and business.
Rob Walker, UK&I MD, Cognizant.
One thing is certain: the events of the last few years, subsequently resulting in the phenomenon we now know as the ‘Great Resignation’, have seen the power of ‘how we work’ move into the hands of employees. This may sound ominous for senior management but, living in a democratic society that we celebrate, business leaders should see it as an opportunity to present an evolved way of working; one that will harness and nurture a new symbiotic relationship between employees and the workplace.
There’s great fear in change, but there’s also room for opportunity. One thing that history has taught us is that those who don’t embrace change, or aren’t open to it, are those that get left behind and are at risk of eventually becoming obsolete.
A shift in workplace expectations
We can’t ignore that today’s employees, especially Millennial and Gen Z workers, have grown up with unlimited knowledge and information at their fingertips. This privileged access to knowledge has led to a heightened awareness of the deep-rooted issues that plague our society. The global events of the past years, beyond just the pandemic, such as outcries against social justice and unprecedented natural disasters, have pushed people worldwide to question their life and work choices.
There is particularly a movement towards the idea that, if one is to spend most of their life working, they must be provided with a greater sense of ‘purpose’ at work to align with their personal lives and improve wellbeing. In the context of work, purpose encompasses all the values that drive people’s choices, actions and attitudes – from wider social and environmental goals, to professional and personal objectives of a healthy work-life balance. This sense of ‘purpose’ is now one of the key business themes of our age.
This sentiment has been solidified in the findings of recent Cognizant research, which found that young workers (between the ages of 20 and 40) now expect employers to be highly committed to having a positive impact on the environment, wider society, and to take interest in their purposes at work on a far more personal level. More than half of respondents in the study define purposeful work as being passionate about what they do and achieving a healthy work-life balance. With this shift in expectations also comes a shift in how we expect to be led within a company.
A new era of leadership
This ‘enlightenment’ among workers has already begun to greatly affect the business world today and has been the main accelerator of “The Great Resignation”, which has left employers scrambling to fill a never-ending and increasing number of vacancies. But as older millennials reach their early 40s and Gen Z becomes the future of the job market, the career moves of these “purpose-led” generations are increasingly central to businesses’ ongoing viability. Meanwhile, millennials are now those seeking leadership roles, and therefore must be nurtured into a new sense of leadership to continue to attract the newer talent: Gen Zs.
And according to the research, there’s still a lot to be done as currently young people are struggling to live their purpose at work. Fewer than one in five (18%) strongly believe they are living their day-to-day purpose in their work-life. The present situation should spur business leaders to re-examine their playbooks and, with it, what leadership should now evolve to be if it is to bring purpose to their workers and ensure the right values and expectations are in place for the next generation of leaders.
A shift in leadership expectations to remain viable
Few businesses today seriously question that we live in the age of purpose. From pledges to increased minority representation on leadership teams, to partnerships with local community organizations and sustainability promises, companies all over the world have spent the last few years tripping over themselves to show consumers, shareholders and their own staff how engaged they are in promoting outcomes beyond turning a profit.
However, our study reveals a somewhat different reality. What younger workers mean by purpose is actually two-fold. Yes, the majority (65%) say it’s extremely important for their employer to positively impact society in a way that reflects their own values; however, they also want a workplace that fuels their own sense of ‘purpose’, with a focus on concerns and issues that have an immediate, direct impact on their work and personal life. Currently, only 18% of respondents feel that they are living their day-to-day purpose in their work life.
Leadership therefore needs a makeover. Executive leadership style must evolve to meet today’s imperative of winning the war of talent while accommodating a cornucopia of post-pandemic workplace attitudes. After almost two years of working from home, often juggling videoconferences and childcare or other home-related obligations, 43% of respondents see flexibility as a key defining trait of a good leader.
Looking ahead and cementing a new normal
Overall, we know that companies need to step up their efforts to convince the current generation of young, educated workers that they are serious about positively impacting not just shareholders but also employees, local communities and the world at large. Failure to do so, together with an inability to allow young talent to live their own work purpose, poses a serious risk to nurturing tomorrow’s leaders and building a prosperous future for all constituents. |
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/04/04/3-global-trends-affecting-your-employees/ | Gone are the days of a workplace that doesn’t reflect reality. We expect work to evolve in line with society and social norms and we expect to be treated the same at work and outside of work. In addition, the convergence of three global trends confirms that, more than ever, work is becoming more integrated into our lives. Awareness of these trends will help businesses better understand their employees in an effort to refine workplace strategies.
Flexibility
From an employment perspective we have already seen the lack of flexibility play out as the great resignation. Employers need to be more flexible supporting staff to step outside their normal job role and engage in dynamic teams supported by the concept of personalisation through the ‘whole self-model’, where companies make it possible for employees to share more than just skills and competencies – but also individual work styles, aspirations, motivations and learning preferences.
Another example is customised benefit packages like SAP’s global “Pledge to Flex” program. According to Debbie Rigger, Head of Human Resources at SAP ANZ, SAP has always provided workplace flexibility.
“What we needed to do was package this up into a program that our people could relate to and one where everyone can run at their personal best,” said Rigger.” Our Pledge to Flex program has provided a trust-based environment empowering our people to choose how, when and where they work based on individual choices.”
Purpose
Brands are recognising the importance and role they can play in uplifting people during times of uncertainty. In this context employees are also re-evaluating their lives and work, and many now expect their jobs to be a significant source of purpose in their lives.
A recent McKinsey report indicates that people who live their purpose at work are more productive than people who don’t; they are also healthier, more resilient, and more likely to stay at the company and when employees feel that their purpose is aligned with the organization’s purpose.
The benefits expand to include stronger employee engagement, heightened loyalty, and a greater willingness to recommend the company to others. contribution. Processes that allow employees to document and track their contribution linked to compensation processes should be a habit at your company.
McKinsey identified a ‘purpose hierarchy gap’ with executives nearly eight times more likely to say their purpose is fulfilled by work and nearly three times more likely to say they rely on work for purpose than others.
In exploring this gap further, McKinsey found that frontline managers and employees are ten times less likely than management-level colleagues to say that they’d had opportunities to reflect on their purpose, and nine times less likely to say that they’d had a manager foster opportunities for them to work on purposeful projects.
Highlighting the importance of providing all staff the time to reflect on their own sense of purpose, and how it connects to the company’s purpose, concluding that when this is provided employees are nearly three times more likely to feel their purpose is fulfilled at work.
Sustainability
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘to what extent’. Australian regulators including APRA are looking at Enterprise Sustainability Goals credentials and released CPG 229 affecting banks, insurers and superannuation trustees and is undertaking a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australian banks, with results to be released this year.
ASIC has noted greenwashing and commenced a review of ESG-focused financial products and will consider action ranging from engagement to enforcement. ASIC is also continuing to monitor net zero statements in both fundraising documents and in the market generally and will take regulatory action where warranted.
Employers must be ready to be held accountable and be prepared to produce key performance metrics related to the organisations’ purpose statement including ethical efforts through Sustainability reporting and ESG goals, diversity, equity and inclusion and the employee review process.
Deloitte insight research found that high-growth brands put a premium on accountability, with 93% indicating that they have established key performance metrics related to their purpose statement (versus 72% of negative-growth organizations) such metrics include those pertaining to product portfolio measurements (50%); diversity, equity, and inclusion (47%); and the employee review process (44%).
As we are encouraged to bring our ‘whole selves’ to work, understanding of these key global trends and their applicability to the workplace provides employers insights to assist in refining their people strategies. Is your company ready? | 2 | 24,559 | 0.724056 | https://www.techradar.com/au/features/a-new-era-for-technology-and-for-business-leaders | 2022-05-07 07:12:49+00:00 | The post-pandemic era has well and truly begun. With changing times come changing expectations, and as with every new movement, expectation around ‘how things have been’ has evolved. A key focus of where this change is necessary is in the workplace. It’s no secret that what the majority of the UK’s employees now expect in the world of work has changed and it’s vital for business leaders to take note if we are to remain a leading nation in technology and business.
Rob Walker, UK&I MD, Cognizant.
One thing is certain: the events of the last few years, subsequently resulting in the phenomenon we now know as the ‘Great Resignation’, have seen the power of ‘how we work’ move into the hands of employees. This may sound ominous for senior management but, living in a democratic society that we celebrate, business leaders should see it as an opportunity to present an evolved way of working; one that will harness and nurture a new symbiotic relationship between employees and the workplace.
There’s great fear in change, but there’s also room for opportunity. One thing that history has taught us is that those who don’t embrace change, or aren’t open to it, are those that get left behind and are at risk of eventually becoming obsolete.
A shift in workplace expectations
We can’t ignore that today’s employees, especially Millennial and Gen Z workers, have grown up with unlimited knowledge and information at their fingertips. This privileged access to knowledge has led to a heightened awareness of the deep-rooted issues that plague our society. The global events of the past years, beyond just the pandemic, such as outcries against social justice and unprecedented natural disasters, have pushed people worldwide to question their life and work choices.
There is particularly a movement towards the idea that, if one is to spend most of their life working, they must be provided with a greater sense of ‘purpose’ at work to align with their personal lives and improve wellbeing. In the context of work, purpose encompasses all the values that drive people’s choices, actions and attitudes – from wider social and environmental goals, to professional and personal objectives of a healthy work-life balance. This sense of ‘purpose’ is now one of the key business themes of our age.
This sentiment has been solidified in the findings of recent Cognizant research, which found that young workers (between the ages of 20 and 40) now expect employers to be highly committed to having a positive impact on the environment, wider society, and to take interest in their purposes at work on a far more personal level. More than half of respondents in the study define purposeful work as being passionate about what they do and achieving a healthy work-life balance. With this shift in expectations also comes a shift in how we expect to be led within a company.
A new era of leadership
This ‘enlightenment’ among workers has already begun to greatly affect the business world today and has been the main accelerator of “The Great Resignation”, which has left employers scrambling to fill a never-ending and increasing number of vacancies. But as older millennials reach their early 40s and Gen Z becomes the future of the job market, the career moves of these “purpose-led” generations are increasingly central to businesses’ ongoing viability. Meanwhile, millennials are now those seeking leadership roles, and therefore must be nurtured into a new sense of leadership to continue to attract the newer talent: Gen Zs.
And according to the research, there’s still a lot to be done as currently young people are struggling to live their purpose at work. Fewer than one in five (18%) strongly believe they are living their day-to-day purpose in their work-life. The present situation should spur business leaders to re-examine their playbooks and, with it, what leadership should now evolve to be if it is to bring purpose to their workers and ensure the right values and expectations are in place for the next generation of leaders.
A shift in leadership expectations to remain viable
Few businesses today seriously question that we live in the age of purpose. From pledges to increased minority representation on leadership teams, to partnerships with local community organizations and sustainability promises, companies all over the world have spent the last few years tripping over themselves to show consumers, shareholders and their own staff how engaged they are in promoting outcomes beyond turning a profit.
However, our study reveals a somewhat different reality. What younger workers mean by purpose is actually two-fold. Yes, the majority (65%) say it’s extremely important for their employer to positively impact society in a way that reflects their own values; however, they also want a workplace that fuels their own sense of ‘purpose’, with a focus on concerns and issues that have an immediate, direct impact on their work and personal life. Currently, only 18% of respondents feel that they are living their day-to-day purpose in their work life.
Leadership therefore needs a makeover. Executive leadership style must evolve to meet today’s imperative of winning the war of talent while accommodating a cornucopia of post-pandemic workplace attitudes. After almost two years of working from home, often juggling videoconferences and childcare or other home-related obligations, 43% of respondents see flexibility as a key defining trait of a good leader.
Looking ahead and cementing a new normal
Overall, we know that companies need to step up their efforts to convince the current generation of young, educated workers that they are serious about positively impacting not just shareholders but also employees, local communities and the world at large. Failure to do so, together with an inability to allow young talent to live their own work purpose, poses a serious risk to nurturing tomorrow’s leaders and building a prosperous future for all constituents. |
https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7685699/leaders-unveiled-ahead-of-season-start/ | STEPPING UP: Lachie Cowan has been named as a co-captain of the Tasmania Devils for this NAB League season. Picture: Rodney Braithwaite
Two North-West Coast young guns have been handed leadership responsibilities with the Tasmanian Devils for the NAB League season. | 0 | 26,575 | 0.732158 | https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7694155/tassie-devils-prove-perfect-in-dominant-weekend/ | 2022-04-10 13:34:09+00:00 | CAPTAIN: Sam Banks-Smith (pictured) and Lachie Cowan enjoyed a win on their captaincy debut for Tasmania Devils. Picture: Craig George
It was a case of double delight for Tasmania as the Devils stormed to two wins from two attempts to ensure a perfect weekend.
Adam Daunt
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Sports reporter at The Examiner. Focus on basketball and netball but occasionally rolls the arm over for some cricket coverage in the summer. Previously from Adelaide with a stint in Byron Bay. Get in touch: adam.daunt@examiner.com.au.
Sports reporter at The Examiner. Focus on basketball and netball but occasionally rolls the arm over for some cricket coverage in the summer. Previously from Adelaide with a stint in Byron Bay. Get in touch: adam.daunt@examiner.com.au.
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It was a case of double delight for Tasmania as the Devils stormed to two wins from two attempts to ensure a perfect weekend.
Adam Daunt
Sports Reporter
Sports reporter at The Examiner. Focus on basketball and netball but occasionally rolls the arm over for some cricket coverage in the summer. Previously from Adelaide with a stint in Byron Bay. Get in touch: adam.daunt@examiner.com.au.
Sports reporter at The Examiner. Focus on basketball and netball but occasionally rolls the arm over for some cricket coverage in the summer. Previously from Adelaide with a stint in Byron Bay. Get in touch: adam.daunt@examiner.com.au.
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https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7685699/leaders-unveiled-ahead-of-season-start/ | STEPPING UP: Lachie Cowan has been named as a co-captain of the Tasmania Devils for this NAB League season. Picture: Rodney Braithwaite
Two North-West Coast young guns have been handed leadership responsibilities with the Tasmanian Devils for the NAB League season. | 2 | 72,427 | 0.769536 | https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7893951/cowan-caps-off-his-stellar-season-with-devils/ | 2022-09-07 13:22:16+00:00 | Lachie Cowan has been rewarded for his breakout season with the Tasmania Devils, jointly taking home the NAB League's prestigious Morrish Medal.
The 17-year-old was named the season's best and fairest alongside Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Taj Campbell-Farrell at the end of season awards on Wednesday night.
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The Devonport junior has been instrumental to the Devils' success this season, taking on co-captaincy duties and leading the side to a preliminary final.
The rebounding defender and midfielder averaged 27 disposals, three tackles and five marks in Tasmanian colours this season.
His efforts for the Devils earnt him selection in the Allies' squad at the under 18 boys' NAB AFL National Championships, and to the 2022 AFL Academy.
His ability to perform on a consistent basis has gone to another level this year.
- AFL Tasmania North-West talent manager Jamie Hayward
Cowan becomes just the second Tasmanian and third player from a non-Victorian team to win the award, behind St Kilda great Lenny Hayes and Burnie's Luke Shackleton.
Across the 16 round season, Cowan and Campbell-Farrell polled 18 votes, with Gippsland Power's Bailey Humphrey taking out third with 17 votes.
Cowan, who will lead the Devils in Saturday's preliminary final against the Stingrays, will look to put his best foot forward at the national draft combine in October.
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At the time, AFL North-West talent manager Jamie Hayward had nothing but praise for Cowan and his efforts to be considered among the nation's best.
"It's another step in the process towards the draft at the end of the year," Hayward said.
"He has a genuine desire to play at the highest level and he has done everything in his power to be the best footballer he can be.
"His ability to perform on a consistent basis has gone to another level this year."
Cowan's efforts this season didn't just see him rewarded with the best and fairest, but also named in the NAB League team of the year.
Fellow Devils Brandon Leary (North Launceston) and Thomas McCallum (Clarence) were also named in the squad.
Emily Clooney
Senior sports journalist at The Advocate covering the North-West Coast of Tasmania. Email: emily.clooney@theadvocate.com.au or Phone: 0437 741 869
Senior sports journalist at The Advocate covering the North-West Coast of Tasmania. Email: emily.clooney@theadvocate.com.au or Phone: 0437 741 869 |
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/states-look-for-fentanyl-solutions/507-3783fb3f-9660-43a9-a9f5-d3cac04261f4 | As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber's public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths," she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
"Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers," Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, "and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.” | 0 | 61 | 0 | https://www.abqjournal.com/2485195/states-look-for-solutions-as-us-fentanyl-deaths-keep-rising.html | 2022-04-03 14:53:42+00:00 | As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,'” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber’s public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths,” she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds (540 kilograms) of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
“Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers,” Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, “and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.” |
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/states-look-for-fentanyl-solutions/507-3783fb3f-9660-43a9-a9f5-d3cac04261f4 | As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber's public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths," she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
"Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers," Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, "and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.” | 1 | 1,821 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/states-look-for-fentanyl-solutions/507-3783fb3f-9660-43a9-a9f5-d3cac04261f4 | 2022-04-03 15:09:52+00:00 | As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber's public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths," she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
"Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers," Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, "and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.” |
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/states-look-for-fentanyl-solutions/507-3783fb3f-9660-43a9-a9f5-d3cac04261f4 | As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber's public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths," she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
"Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers," Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, "and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.” | 2 | 4,572 | 0 | https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/us-fentanyl-deaths-keep-rising-states-look-for-solutions/ | 2022-04-03 15:35:41+00:00 | As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber’s public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths,” she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds (540 kilograms) of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
“Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers,” Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, “and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.” |
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/who-says-99-of-worlds-population-breathes-poor-quality-air/MHMW3QZUWVAUXK4AGTNI3AD53I/ | GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. | 0 | 17,248 | 0 | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/WHO-says-99-of-world-s-population-breathes-17055700.php | 2022-04-04 12:17:07+00:00 | GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. |
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/who-says-99-of-worlds-population-breathes-poor-quality-air/MHMW3QZUWVAUXK4AGTNI3AD53I/ | GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. | 1 | 19,540 | 0 | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/WHO-says-99-of-world-s-population-breathes-17055700.php | 2022-04-04 12:28:52+00:00 | GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. |
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/who-says-99-of-worlds-population-breathes-poor-quality-air/MHMW3QZUWVAUXK4AGTNI3AD53I/ | GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. | 2 | 19,553 | 0 | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/WHO-says-99-of-world-s-population-breathes-17055700.php | 2022-04-04 12:28:56+00:00 | GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. |
https://www.cornwalllive.com/special-features/cornish-drinks-company-mainbrace-toasts-6847400 | On a summer's day in 2019, two sons and their father sat at the Ferryboat Inn in Helford Passage and watched a local gig rowing team celebrate a race. The spirit of teamwork, friendship, and celebration inspired them to bottle the moment by creating their own Cornish spirits brand.
Mainbrace is a family-run business that strives to create drinks that are traditionally crafted with a modern twist. As a family of varied tastes, they wanted to create something that could be enjoyed in many different ways, fitting perfectly into a refreshing long drink, a sophisticated cocktail, or even as a drink that could be savoured neat.
As a smooth drink, with no additional sweeteners or colourings, Mainbrace Rum has received many rave reviews and multiple global awards since its launch at RumFest in 2019.
Now, the popular Cornish drinks company has launched an extension to its spirits range in the form of a craft gin to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin is handcrafted in Cornwall as a modern take on a classic London Dry gin.
It's all in the name
Mainbrace is the spirit of the sea. It is the essence of the sea, the ethos of maritime life, and as a drink most associated with the sea, it also embodies courage, teamwork and friendship. Here’s why:
The word 'mainbrace' might not be something you've come across before, but it's rooted in an interesting naval phrase: “splice the mainbrace.” The mainbrace rope was the longest line in the running rigging and steadied the main mast of the ship. Its importance meant that it was often targeted by enemy fire in the heat of battle. When this happened, a brave team of sailors had to risk their lives to mend the rope by splicing it back together during the battle.
It was an extremely difficult and dangerous task and the courage, teamwork, and friendship displayed during the event did not go unnoticed by the captain, who would order the ship’s purser to issue a double tot of rum to the team as a reward and a toast to victory.
Today, the phrase "splice the mainbrace" has inevitably become a naval euphemism for a celebration and is always accompanied by a toast: "The Queen – God bless her”.
The naval connections don't stop there for this Cornish drinks brand. Up until Black Tot Day on July 31, 1970, Royal Navy would gather on deck between 11am and noon to receive their daily ration of "Up Spirits", with sailors most commonly choosing rum and officers opting for gin. This tradition came to an end due to the introduction of heavy machinery on vessels meaning it was too dangerous for sailors to operate under the influence of alcohol.
Black Tot Day marked the abolition of this tradition, but this did not stop Mainbrace from taking inspiration from the daily tot and commemorating the occasion by launching Mainbrace Navy Strength Rum, with an ABV consistent with the Royal Navy Standard of 54.5%. As the barrels of rum and gunpowder were kept next to each other, this was the lowest alcohol proof that would still allow gunpowder to light if it was accidentally soaked in the navy rum.
Celebrate with a Mainbrace gin
In February 2022, Mainbrace announced an exciting extension to its spirits range in the form of Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin. The gin was launched to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, where the brand raised a toast to "the Queen – God bless her” in celebration of the occasion.
Cornish Dry Gin: Handcrafted in Penzance, Cornwall, this gin is made by distilling natural botanicals and using a traditional copper pot still in the London Dry style. To capture the spirit of the sea, the gin is made with Cornish water and local botanicals, namely lemon verbena harvested from St. Michaels Mount, and three different types of seaweed – kelp, dulse, and sea spaghetti – sourced from the Cornish Seaweed Company.
Treat yourself to a tot
Mainbrace Rum is produced using locally sourced sugar cane and uses traditional pot and column still distillation – the same methods that were used to make rum for the British Navy as far back as 1732. There are no sweeteners, colourings, or other additives included in the blend. Mainbrace offers a blend of two different styles of rum from Guyana and Martinique, which have never been bottled together before and produce a unique flavour.
Guyana: This blend originates from the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana, with a blend of three rums aged between two and five years from three different stills.
Martinique: This blend is made in La Favourite Distillerie in Martinique, which was established in 1842, rising to prominence for punchy agricoles even at low ABVs. The distillery is powered on a closed-loop system that uses the excess fibres of sugarcane to fuel its furnaces. This creates steam, which is then used to distill the rums – a sustainable method of distillation that is exclusively adopted by La Favourite.
For inspiration and cocktail recipes, head to the Mainbrace website, here.
Mainbrace's collection of rum and gin make for the perfect gifts for your loved ones, or even just a treat to yourself. You can buy the drinks online from a selection of sellers such as: Shop Cornish, Secret Bottle Shop, Naturally Cornish, The Rum Company, Amazon, The Whisky Exchange, plus many more. You can also find Mainbrace in local shops around Cornwall and Devon, such as:
The Liquor Cellar, St Ives and Truro
The Juniper Club, Falmouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
North Coast Wines, Bude
Moth and Moon, Falmouth
Constantine Stores, Constantine
Barbican Botanics, Plymouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
Plus, locations in London, Surrey, Southampton and Herefordshire
See the full list of places to purchase Mainbrace, here.
Please note this product is only available to people aged 18+. Mainbrace follows the 'challenge 25 policy' so you may be asked for ID when purchasing. Please drink responsibly. Do not drink if you are pregnant.
To find out more about the company's story and the products available, head to the Mainbrace website. You can follow Mainbrace on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: @mainbracerum. | 0 | 59,038 | 0.768653 | https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/129188906/devonport-naval-base-swigs-through-120-bottles-of-rum-in-honour-of-the-queen | 2022-07-06 05:47:50+00:00 | Devonport naval base swigs through 120 bottles of rum in honour of the Queen
Naval personnel managed to swig their way through 120 bottles of rum in a single sitting last month.
Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor gave the order to “splice the mainbrace”, which is an old tradition in which sailors are issued a ration of rum. He issued it in honour of the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
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Her majesty’s loyal subjects at the Royal New Zealand Navy dutifully worked their way through about $4800 worth of the stuff, according to figures released under the Official Information Act.
Stuff asked Defence Minister Peeni Henare and opposition spokesperson Tim van de Molen whether the cost of the tradition ought to continue to be swallowed by the taxpayer. Both refused to comment.
Chief of staff Commodore AJ Woods said the celebration was called to honour the Queen who is officially the head of the New Zealand Defence Forces.
The order to issue a ration can be made by the Queen or members of the royal family during a visit or inspection of a ship.
The Governor General and Chief of Navy can also make the order on special occasions of “national rejoicing”, Woods said.
A full tot of rum is an eighth of an imperial pint and works out to be about three standard drinks.
However, only officers and senior sailors are entitled to a straight tot, while junior sailors receive the issue with one part rum and one part water or soft drink, known as grog.
“Personnel are not permitted to gift their tot to others,” Commodore Woods said.
Woods would not say what brand of rum the navy preferred. He also would not say how much the navy budgeted for rum overall, saying it simply came out of the operational budget.
Personnel can decide whether they wish to partake and non-alcoholic options are available, he said.
Those who happen to be on duty are only able to receive their ration at the end of their watch, and Woods said that celebrations do not occur on a ship while it is at sea.
The term “splice the mainbrace” harks back to the age of sailing ships. The mainbrace was a vital component used to sail a ship and a successful repair of it would be celebrated.
Splice the mainbrace was last ordered in December 2020, when Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy made the order to celebrate the commissioning of the HMNZS Aotearoa.
The Governor General also made the order in 2009 when the navy won a gold award from the Business Excellence Foundation.
The New Zealand navy was the last in the world to stop giving its sailors a daily rum tot ration, only ending the practice in 1990. |
https://www.cornwalllive.com/special-features/cornish-drinks-company-mainbrace-toasts-6847400 | On a summer's day in 2019, two sons and their father sat at the Ferryboat Inn in Helford Passage and watched a local gig rowing team celebrate a race. The spirit of teamwork, friendship, and celebration inspired them to bottle the moment by creating their own Cornish spirits brand.
Mainbrace is a family-run business that strives to create drinks that are traditionally crafted with a modern twist. As a family of varied tastes, they wanted to create something that could be enjoyed in many different ways, fitting perfectly into a refreshing long drink, a sophisticated cocktail, or even as a drink that could be savoured neat.
As a smooth drink, with no additional sweeteners or colourings, Mainbrace Rum has received many rave reviews and multiple global awards since its launch at RumFest in 2019.
Now, the popular Cornish drinks company has launched an extension to its spirits range in the form of a craft gin to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin is handcrafted in Cornwall as a modern take on a classic London Dry gin.
It's all in the name
Mainbrace is the spirit of the sea. It is the essence of the sea, the ethos of maritime life, and as a drink most associated with the sea, it also embodies courage, teamwork and friendship. Here’s why:
The word 'mainbrace' might not be something you've come across before, but it's rooted in an interesting naval phrase: “splice the mainbrace.” The mainbrace rope was the longest line in the running rigging and steadied the main mast of the ship. Its importance meant that it was often targeted by enemy fire in the heat of battle. When this happened, a brave team of sailors had to risk their lives to mend the rope by splicing it back together during the battle.
It was an extremely difficult and dangerous task and the courage, teamwork, and friendship displayed during the event did not go unnoticed by the captain, who would order the ship’s purser to issue a double tot of rum to the team as a reward and a toast to victory.
Today, the phrase "splice the mainbrace" has inevitably become a naval euphemism for a celebration and is always accompanied by a toast: "The Queen – God bless her”.
The naval connections don't stop there for this Cornish drinks brand. Up until Black Tot Day on July 31, 1970, Royal Navy would gather on deck between 11am and noon to receive their daily ration of "Up Spirits", with sailors most commonly choosing rum and officers opting for gin. This tradition came to an end due to the introduction of heavy machinery on vessels meaning it was too dangerous for sailors to operate under the influence of alcohol.
Black Tot Day marked the abolition of this tradition, but this did not stop Mainbrace from taking inspiration from the daily tot and commemorating the occasion by launching Mainbrace Navy Strength Rum, with an ABV consistent with the Royal Navy Standard of 54.5%. As the barrels of rum and gunpowder were kept next to each other, this was the lowest alcohol proof that would still allow gunpowder to light if it was accidentally soaked in the navy rum.
Celebrate with a Mainbrace gin
In February 2022, Mainbrace announced an exciting extension to its spirits range in the form of Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin. The gin was launched to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, where the brand raised a toast to "the Queen – God bless her” in celebration of the occasion.
Cornish Dry Gin: Handcrafted in Penzance, Cornwall, this gin is made by distilling natural botanicals and using a traditional copper pot still in the London Dry style. To capture the spirit of the sea, the gin is made with Cornish water and local botanicals, namely lemon verbena harvested from St. Michaels Mount, and three different types of seaweed – kelp, dulse, and sea spaghetti – sourced from the Cornish Seaweed Company.
Treat yourself to a tot
Mainbrace Rum is produced using locally sourced sugar cane and uses traditional pot and column still distillation – the same methods that were used to make rum for the British Navy as far back as 1732. There are no sweeteners, colourings, or other additives included in the blend. Mainbrace offers a blend of two different styles of rum from Guyana and Martinique, which have never been bottled together before and produce a unique flavour.
Guyana: This blend originates from the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana, with a blend of three rums aged between two and five years from three different stills.
Martinique: This blend is made in La Favourite Distillerie in Martinique, which was established in 1842, rising to prominence for punchy agricoles even at low ABVs. The distillery is powered on a closed-loop system that uses the excess fibres of sugarcane to fuel its furnaces. This creates steam, which is then used to distill the rums – a sustainable method of distillation that is exclusively adopted by La Favourite.
For inspiration and cocktail recipes, head to the Mainbrace website, here.
Mainbrace's collection of rum and gin make for the perfect gifts for your loved ones, or even just a treat to yourself. You can buy the drinks online from a selection of sellers such as: Shop Cornish, Secret Bottle Shop, Naturally Cornish, The Rum Company, Amazon, The Whisky Exchange, plus many more. You can also find Mainbrace in local shops around Cornwall and Devon, such as:
The Liquor Cellar, St Ives and Truro
The Juniper Club, Falmouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
North Coast Wines, Bude
Moth and Moon, Falmouth
Constantine Stores, Constantine
Barbican Botanics, Plymouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
Plus, locations in London, Surrey, Southampton and Herefordshire
See the full list of places to purchase Mainbrace, here.
Please note this product is only available to people aged 18+. Mainbrace follows the 'challenge 25 policy' so you may be asked for ID when purchasing. Please drink responsibly. Do not drink if you are pregnant.
To find out more about the company's story and the products available, head to the Mainbrace website. You can follow Mainbrace on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: @mainbracerum. | 1 | 138,877 | 0.95706 | https://www.outlookindia.com/travel/gift-your-dad-the-perfect-bottle-this-father-s-day-news-203133 | 2022-06-18 08:35:30+00:00 | Gin, Vodka, Whisky, Rum, SIngle Malts, Champagne. Choose from this array of fine spirits to pamper your dad.
Greater Than
Greater than by NAO Spirits is the first craft gin and only London Dry gin made in India. The white spirit made with botanicals sourced from all across the world tastes of clean Juniper with fresh lemon peel on the nose and a zing of ginger on the finish making it perhaps the perfect summer spirit. The light alcohol paired with Tonic water and flavoured mixers can be used to prepare and enjoy refreshing cocktails with your Dad's this International Fathers Day.
Bowmore Timeless 31-Year-Old
Bowmore Timeless 31-Year-Old is a masterpiece beautifully crafted and shaped by time with an unwavering attention to detail. The 31-year-old single malt matured in ex-Bourbon casks for 29 years and finished for two years in Spanish oak Matusalem Sherry-seasoned butts. With the Bowmore Timeless Series, the key is the careful selection of the right casks, at the right time making it one of the most sophisticated and coveted single malts. It was created exclusively for Global Travel Retail and is limited to just 3,000 bottles in the world.
Hapusa
Hapusa meaning Juniper in Sanskrit is the first gin to be made with the Himalayan juniper berry. The untamed flavour and aroma of the juniper triumphs in the gin and is further complemented by other indigenous botanicals such as the gondhoraj lime, fresh turmeric, raw mango, ginger, cardamom, almond and coriander seeds. Found near the snow line in the Himalayas, the elusive Juniper Berries provide a beautiful structure to the gin while the turmeric and the delectable raw mango make Hapusa, a unique contemporary gin.
Hennessy X.O
It has remained unchanged since its creation, yet it never ceases to surprise the connoisseur, to whom it reveals more of its multiple facets every time it is tasted. Deep and powerful, the eaux-de-vie of Hennessy X.O are between 12 to 30 years-old. Aged in young barrels, they are marked out by their power and energy, but also by their capacity to achieve a great roundness through time. This selection of eaux-de-vie, which have absorbed the wood tannins over a lengthy period, form a cognac of a uniquely satisfying character, robust and rich with incredible persistence.
Suntory Whisky Toki
Toki signifies "time" in Japanese. The House of Suntory’s fourth Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo brought the grain component of the blend from the Chita distillery, where the heavy-type grain whisky is distilled only twice on column stills, and is sweet and vanilla-rich in its unblended state. He sourced the malt component from the Hakushu distillery, which produces light, fruity malt similar to many Speyside distilleries. These seemingly dissimilar but deeply accordant whiskies, together with select Yamazaki malts for additional depth and complexity gave rise to the exquisite, silky taste, distinctive character and bold innovation of the blended Suntory Whisky Toki.
Moët Impérial
Moët Impérial is the House’s iconic champagne. Created in 1869, it embodies Moët & Chandon’s unique style, a style distinguished by its bright fruitiness, its seductive palate and its elegant maturity. Created from more than 100 different wines, of which 20% to 30% are reserve wines specially selected to enhance its maturity, complexity and constancy, the assemblage reflects the diversity and complementarity of the three grapes varietals.
Glenfiddich 12
The world’s most awarded whiskies are carefully matured in the finest American oak and European oak sherry casks for at least 12 years, it is mellowed in oak marrying tuns to create its sweet and subtle oak flavours. |
https://www.cornwalllive.com/special-features/cornish-drinks-company-mainbrace-toasts-6847400 | On a summer's day in 2019, two sons and their father sat at the Ferryboat Inn in Helford Passage and watched a local gig rowing team celebrate a race. The spirit of teamwork, friendship, and celebration inspired them to bottle the moment by creating their own Cornish spirits brand.
Mainbrace is a family-run business that strives to create drinks that are traditionally crafted with a modern twist. As a family of varied tastes, they wanted to create something that could be enjoyed in many different ways, fitting perfectly into a refreshing long drink, a sophisticated cocktail, or even as a drink that could be savoured neat.
As a smooth drink, with no additional sweeteners or colourings, Mainbrace Rum has received many rave reviews and multiple global awards since its launch at RumFest in 2019.
Now, the popular Cornish drinks company has launched an extension to its spirits range in the form of a craft gin to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin is handcrafted in Cornwall as a modern take on a classic London Dry gin.
It's all in the name
Mainbrace is the spirit of the sea. It is the essence of the sea, the ethos of maritime life, and as a drink most associated with the sea, it also embodies courage, teamwork and friendship. Here’s why:
The word 'mainbrace' might not be something you've come across before, but it's rooted in an interesting naval phrase: “splice the mainbrace.” The mainbrace rope was the longest line in the running rigging and steadied the main mast of the ship. Its importance meant that it was often targeted by enemy fire in the heat of battle. When this happened, a brave team of sailors had to risk their lives to mend the rope by splicing it back together during the battle.
It was an extremely difficult and dangerous task and the courage, teamwork, and friendship displayed during the event did not go unnoticed by the captain, who would order the ship’s purser to issue a double tot of rum to the team as a reward and a toast to victory.
Today, the phrase "splice the mainbrace" has inevitably become a naval euphemism for a celebration and is always accompanied by a toast: "The Queen – God bless her”.
The naval connections don't stop there for this Cornish drinks brand. Up until Black Tot Day on July 31, 1970, Royal Navy would gather on deck between 11am and noon to receive their daily ration of "Up Spirits", with sailors most commonly choosing rum and officers opting for gin. This tradition came to an end due to the introduction of heavy machinery on vessels meaning it was too dangerous for sailors to operate under the influence of alcohol.
Black Tot Day marked the abolition of this tradition, but this did not stop Mainbrace from taking inspiration from the daily tot and commemorating the occasion by launching Mainbrace Navy Strength Rum, with an ABV consistent with the Royal Navy Standard of 54.5%. As the barrels of rum and gunpowder were kept next to each other, this was the lowest alcohol proof that would still allow gunpowder to light if it was accidentally soaked in the navy rum.
Celebrate with a Mainbrace gin
In February 2022, Mainbrace announced an exciting extension to its spirits range in the form of Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin. The gin was launched to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, where the brand raised a toast to "the Queen – God bless her” in celebration of the occasion.
Cornish Dry Gin: Handcrafted in Penzance, Cornwall, this gin is made by distilling natural botanicals and using a traditional copper pot still in the London Dry style. To capture the spirit of the sea, the gin is made with Cornish water and local botanicals, namely lemon verbena harvested from St. Michaels Mount, and three different types of seaweed – kelp, dulse, and sea spaghetti – sourced from the Cornish Seaweed Company.
Treat yourself to a tot
Mainbrace Rum is produced using locally sourced sugar cane and uses traditional pot and column still distillation – the same methods that were used to make rum for the British Navy as far back as 1732. There are no sweeteners, colourings, or other additives included in the blend. Mainbrace offers a blend of two different styles of rum from Guyana and Martinique, which have never been bottled together before and produce a unique flavour.
Guyana: This blend originates from the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana, with a blend of three rums aged between two and five years from three different stills.
Martinique: This blend is made in La Favourite Distillerie in Martinique, which was established in 1842, rising to prominence for punchy agricoles even at low ABVs. The distillery is powered on a closed-loop system that uses the excess fibres of sugarcane to fuel its furnaces. This creates steam, which is then used to distill the rums – a sustainable method of distillation that is exclusively adopted by La Favourite.
For inspiration and cocktail recipes, head to the Mainbrace website, here.
Mainbrace's collection of rum and gin make for the perfect gifts for your loved ones, or even just a treat to yourself. You can buy the drinks online from a selection of sellers such as: Shop Cornish, Secret Bottle Shop, Naturally Cornish, The Rum Company, Amazon, The Whisky Exchange, plus many more. You can also find Mainbrace in local shops around Cornwall and Devon, such as:
The Liquor Cellar, St Ives and Truro
The Juniper Club, Falmouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
North Coast Wines, Bude
Moth and Moon, Falmouth
Constantine Stores, Constantine
Barbican Botanics, Plymouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
Plus, locations in London, Surrey, Southampton and Herefordshire
See the full list of places to purchase Mainbrace, here.
Please note this product is only available to people aged 18+. Mainbrace follows the 'challenge 25 policy' so you may be asked for ID when purchasing. Please drink responsibly. Do not drink if you are pregnant.
To find out more about the company's story and the products available, head to the Mainbrace website. You can follow Mainbrace on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: @mainbracerum. | 2 | 55,171 | 0.962051 | https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/royal-zaras-husband-mike-tindall-27329175 | 2022-06-25 23:04:55+00:00 | It has long been the royals’ top tipple – and now an in-law has got into the spirit by flogging his own gin.
Mike Tindall, married to the Queen’s granddaughter Zara, sells signed bottles for £60.
The former rugby union star, who played for England, has launched a brand named Blackeye with old mucker James Haskell.
And they are touting the spirit on the tour of their podcast The Good, the Bad and the Rugby.
A source joked: “Perhaps the Queen could use it for her favourite Dubonnet and gin.”
Mike, 43, was famed for his high spirits on and off the pitch during his playing career – and was twice convicted of drink-driving.
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Marketing blurb for the gin says: “Adversity forms bonds. Bonds become friendships. Friends drink gin.”
The tipple is described as “exceptionally smooth gin with a fresh citrus-forward, subtle floral notes“ and claims to contain a “very rare and secret ingredient that you won’t find in any other product in the world“.
Other big-name bevvies include George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila and wines by Brad Pitt and Sir Cliff Richard, while stars endorsing grog include Kylie Minogue, David Beckham and Phillip Schofield.
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https://www.pahomepage.com/news/where-to-find-the-best-burrito-in-every-state-according-to-yelp/ | (KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp. | 0 | 22,222 | 0 | https://fox40.com/news/national-and-world-news/where-to-find-the-best-burrito-in-every-state-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-04-05 00:05:28+00:00 | (KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp. |
https://www.pahomepage.com/news/where-to-find-the-best-burrito-in-every-state-according-to-yelp/ | (KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp. | 1 | 58,548 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/trending/where-to-find-the-best-burrito-in-every-state-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-04-05 03:51:43+00:00 | (KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp. |
https://www.pahomepage.com/news/where-to-find-the-best-burrito-in-every-state-according-to-yelp/ | (KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp. | 2 | 21,580 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/entertainment-news/where-to-find-the-best-burrito-in-arkansas-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-04-04 12:37:58+00:00 | (KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp. |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60981898 | Freddie Fontete-Jones: Man pleads not guilty to murder
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontente-Jones, 23, was fatally injured during an assault in New Canal in the centre of Salisbury at about 03:00 GMT on 20 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier and denied murder.
Judge Susan Evans QC has set a trial date for 31 October.
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontente-Jones, 23, was fatally injured during an assault in New Canal in the centre of Salisbury at about 03:00 GMT on 20 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier and denied murder.
Judge Susan Evans QC has set a trial date for 31 October.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60981898 | Freddie Fontete-Jones: Man pleads not guilty to murder
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontente-Jones, 23, was fatally injured during an assault in New Canal in the centre of Salisbury at about 03:00 GMT on 20 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier and denied murder.
Judge Susan Evans QC has set a trial date for 31 October.
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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. | 1 | 53,742 | 0.31217 | https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-04-04/man-denies-murdering-man-in-salisbury-attack | 2022-04-04 15:09:38+00:00 | Man denies murdering Freddie Fontete-Jones in Salisbury attack
A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old man who suffered fatal injuries in an incident in Wiltshire.
Freddie Fontete-Jones was assaulted in New Canal in the centre of Salisbury at around 3am on February 20. He died in hospital that same day.
Paying tribute to him at the time, his sister Emma described him as the "best brother" and "the funniest person she has ever met".
A 24-year-old man initially charged with GBH has now been charged with Mr Fontete-Jones' murder and appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (Monday 4 April).
Connor Pool, of Salt Lane, pleaded not guilty to murder and will next appear in court on June 10. |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60981898 | Freddie Fontete-Jones: Man pleads not guilty to murder
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontente-Jones, 23, was fatally injured during an assault in New Canal in the centre of Salisbury at about 03:00 GMT on 20 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier and denied murder.
Judge Susan Evans QC has set a trial date for 31 October.
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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. | 2 | 108,624 | 0.530174 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-62849250 | 2022-09-09 17:31:53+00:00 | Freddie Fontete-Jones: Connor Pool admits manslaughter
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A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 23-year-old Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontete-Jones died three days after being assaulted in Salisbury Market Square on 22 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday.
Det Insp Simon Childe said: "Freddie was an extremely popular, charismatic and outgoing person, who was loved and respected by many."
On the day of the assault, Wiltshire Police were called to the Market Square at 03:00 BST, following two 999 calls reporting disorder.
When officers arrived, Mr Fontete-Jones was unconscious and being given first aid by paramedics.
'Shocked and saddened'
He was taken to hospital, but died three days later.
"Freddie sustained a traumatic brain injury from which he never recovered," added Det Insp Childe.
"I know his loss will be felt for many years to come, not just by his family and those who were close to him, but within the wider Salisbury community who were shocked and saddened by this incident."
Mr Pool has been remanded in custody, and is due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on 3 November.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-60984652 | Police appeal after woman allegedly assaulted in Torquay
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Police have released a CCTV image of a man and a woman they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault.
A woman reported being assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur on 24 January at about 23:00 GMT at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon in Torquay.
Police said they would like to identify the people pictured as they believe they may be able to assist them.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police.
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Police have released a CCTV image of a man and a woman they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault.
A woman reported being assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur on 24 January at about 23:00 GMT at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon in Torquay.
Police said they would like to identify the people pictured as they believe they may be able to assist them.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-60984652 | Police appeal after woman allegedly assaulted in Torquay
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Police have released a CCTV image of a man and a woman they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault.
A woman reported being assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur on 24 January at about 23:00 GMT at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon in Torquay.
Police said they would like to identify the people pictured as they believe they may be able to assist them.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police.
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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. | 1 | 17,386 | 0.511969 | https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/assault-homophobic-abuse-wetherspoons-pub-6902739 | 2022-04-04 12:17:40+00:00 | Devon and Cornwall Police is investigating an alleged public order incident and an alleged common assault in Torquay and is looking to speak to two people to help with enquiries. Police have released a picture of a man and a woman who they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.
It happened at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon, in Fleet Walk, Torquay, on Monday, January 24, at around 11pm. A woman reported she was assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur.
Police investigating the incident would like to identify the man and woman pictured as they believe they may be able to assist with their enquiries. A statement from the force said: "Police investigating an alleged public order incident and an alleged common assault have released a picture of a man and a woman who they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.
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"It happened at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon, in Fleet Walk, Torquay, on Monday 24 January at around 11pm, when a woman reported she was assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur. Police investigating the incident would like to identify the man and woman pictured as they believe they may be able to assist with their enquiries."
The picture released by police can be seen at the top of this article. Anybody can call the police with information on 101, or email 101@dc.police.uk, quoting crime reference CR/006960/22.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-60984652 | Police appeal after woman allegedly assaulted in Torquay
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Police have released a CCTV image of a man and a woman they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault.
A woman reported being assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur on 24 January at about 23:00 GMT at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon in Torquay.
Police said they would like to identify the people pictured as they believe they may be able to assist them.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police.
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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. | 2 | 4,476 | 0.698476 | https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/crime/police-in-cctv-appeal-following-assault-on-woman-in-bedfords-tavistock-street-3753625 | 2022-07-01 18:11:18+00:00 | Bedfordshire Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to after a woman was assaulted in Bedford.
At around 7.55pm yesterday (Thursday), a woman was approached in Tavistock Street by two men.
She woman was assaulted and had her phone stolen.
Officers would like to speak to the men pictured as they believe they may have information that will assist their investigation.
PC Tom Sharp, investigating, said: “This is a particularly nasty and concerning attack on a woman which took place on Tavistock Street and left the victim shaken by this ordeal.
“We are looking to speak with anyone who was in the area at the time who may have seen the assault take place, or anyone who recognises the two men below as we believe that they have information that will help with our investigation.”
Anyone who can identify the men pictured or has information about the incident should call police on 101 or report it online quoting reference number 40/37677/22.Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously via 0800 555 111. |
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Need Help? Call us at 1800 811 855 | 2 | 102,587 | 0.847005 | https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/perth/chris-dawson-police-commissioner-named-as-governor-of-wa-c-6321309 | 2022-04-04 06:03:19+00:00 | Police Commissioner Chris Dawson is to become governor of Western Australia.
Mr Dawson was named the Queen’s 34th representative for the State by Premier Mark McGowan on Monday.
Mr Dawson, who played a key role in WA’s pandemic management as State Emergency Coordinator, is the first police officer to be appointed as governor.
He replaces former deputy prime minister Kim Beazley, whose four-year term expires in May. Mr Dawson will be sworn-in in July.
The West Australian flagged Mr Dawson as a contender for the job after the dramatic rescue of Cleo Smith in November.
Mr McGowan revealed he approached Mr Dawson about the position late last year.
“He’s an exemplary Western Australian of the upmost integrity and the highest character,” the Premier said.
Mr Dawson was appointed WA Police Commissioner in 2017 and his five-year term was set to end in August.
Last year, he also took on the role of Vaccine Commander and oversaw the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program.
WA boasts one of the world’s highest second and third-dose vaccination rates, which has been credited as a key reason for the lower than expected hospitalisation rate.
Mr Dawson, 63, said he was honoured by the appointment and thanked Mr McGowan for entrusting him with the “exciting and important responsibility”.
“I have had 46 years of public life through law enforcement,” Mr Dawson saiod.
“It’s given me a wonderful opportunity to serve the entire State and visit nearly every town and community.
“I love Western Australia. When the Premier first asked me if I would consider the role, I was somewhat taken aback and certainly surprised by the offer.
“The Premier asked me to talk to my wife about it. After discussing it, I’ve not hesitated to say yes.”
Mr Dawson joined WA Police as a cadet in February 1976, going on to provide 38 years of service in country and metropolitan positions across a range of portfolios.
He was appointed deputy commissioner in 2008 and three years later oversaw security for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth.
He left the force in 2014 to take up the role of chief executive of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission in Canberra, before returning to WA three years later as Police Commissioner.
In 2018, he apologised for mistreatment of the WA’s Aboriginal people at the hands of police.
Mr Dawson’s deputy Col Blanch is an obvious contender to step-up as the State’s new top cop.
Asked in November about rumours that he could become WA’s next governor, Mr Dawson did not rule it out.
“I will see what gets offered — I will just do my job,” he said at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters event.
Mr Beazley, the Premier’s political mentor, was appointed Australian ambassador to the US in 2010.
An ALP victory at next month’s Federal election could see him return to the international diplomatic scene. |
http://www.aktiencheck.de/news/Artikel-Numis_Corporation_Diversification_mitigates_lower_activity-14339910 | Erweiterte Funktionen
Numis Corporation - Diversification mitigates lower activity
04.04.22 12:02
Edison Investment Research
The combination of rising macroeconomic concerns and the outbreak of a war in Europe has had a chilling impact on equity capital markets activity, emphasising the potential volatility in these revenues. We have reduced our estimates for Numis accordingly. As a test of Numis’s work to diversify its business by developing M&A advisory and private markets strands, H122 has been a success, with these revenues proving resilient. On a longer view, the strength of the overall franchise remains a key attraction for investors.
Aktuell | 0 | 116,300 | 0 | http://www.aktiencheck.de/analysen/Artikel-Numis_Corporation_Diversification_mitigates_lower_activity-14339910 | 2022-04-04 19:55:52+00:00 | Erweiterte Funktionen
Numis Corporation - Diversification mitigates lower activity
04.04.22 12:02
Edison Investment Research
The combination of rising macroeconomic concerns and the outbreak of a war in Europe has had a chilling impact on equity capital markets activity, emphasising the potential volatility in these revenues. We have reduced our estimates for Numis accordingly. As a test of Numis’s work to diversify its business by developing M&A advisory and private markets strands, H122 has been a success, with these revenues proving resilient. On a longer view, the strength of the overall franchise remains a key attraction for investors.
Aktuell |
http://www.aktiencheck.de/news/Artikel-Numis_Corporation_Diversification_mitigates_lower_activity-14339910 | Erweiterte Funktionen
Numis Corporation - Diversification mitigates lower activity
04.04.22 12:02
Edison Investment Research
The combination of rising macroeconomic concerns and the outbreak of a war in Europe has had a chilling impact on equity capital markets activity, emphasising the potential volatility in these revenues. We have reduced our estimates for Numis accordingly. As a test of Numis’s work to diversify its business by developing M&A advisory and private markets strands, H122 has been a success, with these revenues proving resilient. On a longer view, the strength of the overall franchise remains a key attraction for investors.
Aktuell | 1 | 28,477 | 0.492928 | https://www.aktiencheck.de/news/Artikel-Numis_Corporation_Further_evidence_of_diversification_benefits-14613484 | 2022-07-06 14:34:26+00:00 | Erweiterte Funktionen
Numis Corporation - Further evidence of diversification benefits
06.07.22 13:30
Edison Investment Research
Numis has reported that its Q322 revenue was over £40m compared with the £37m run rate reported in H122. There was a strong improvement from Q222 with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) driving the performance of the investment banking activity. While conditions are less favourable for equity capital markets and equities, the group expects to meet market expectations for the full year and, allowing for a seasonally quiet summer period, our forecast is unchanged.
Aktuell |
http://www.aktiencheck.de/news/Artikel-Numis_Corporation_Diversification_mitigates_lower_activity-14339910 | Erweiterte Funktionen
Numis Corporation - Diversification mitigates lower activity
04.04.22 12:02
Edison Investment Research
The combination of rising macroeconomic concerns and the outbreak of a war in Europe has had a chilling impact on equity capital markets activity, emphasising the potential volatility in these revenues. We have reduced our estimates for Numis accordingly. As a test of Numis’s work to diversify its business by developing M&A advisory and private markets strands, H122 has been a success, with these revenues proving resilient. On a longer view, the strength of the overall franchise remains a key attraction for investors.
Aktuell | 2 | 30,881 | 0.492928 | https://www.aktiencheck.de/analysen/Artikel-Numis_Corporation_Further_evidence_of_diversification_benefits-14613484 | 2022-07-06 14:41:39+00:00 | Erweiterte Funktionen
Numis Corporation - Further evidence of diversification benefits
06.07.22 13:30
Edison Investment Research
Numis has reported that its Q322 revenue was over £40m compared with the £37m run rate reported in H122. There was a strong improvement from Q222 with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) driving the performance of the investment banking activity. While conditions are less favourable for equity capital markets and equities, the group expects to meet market expectations for the full year and, allowing for a seasonally quiet summer period, our forecast is unchanged.
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https://www.thecourier.co.uk/business-environment/business/3167585/will-your-local-bus-service-benefit-from-extra-funding/ | The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million | 0 | 30,535 | 0 | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/business/uk-and-abroad/4130066/will-your-local-bus-service-benefit-from-extra-funding/ | 2022-04-05 00:51:45+00:00 | The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million |
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/business-environment/business/3167585/will-your-local-bus-service-benefit-from-extra-funding/ | The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million | 1 | 10,126 | 0 | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2022/04/04/will-your-local-bus-service-benefit-from-extra-funding/ | 2022-04-04 11:41:57+00:00 | The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million |
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/business-environment/business/3167585/will-your-local-bus-service-benefit-from-extra-funding/ | The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million | 2 | 10,688 | 0 | https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2022/04/04/will-your-local-bus-service-benefit-from-extra-funding/ | 2022-04-04 11:44:36+00:00 | The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million |
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https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/jason-plummer-the-illinois-prisoner-review-board-is-a-mess-of-pritzker-s-making/article_bd9b2aee-dc26-53e7-a621-7cb537a2eec2.html | Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda. That is, until now. Senate Democrats who covered for him for over a year finally had enough of his dangerous gamesmanship.
Until last month, the governor had been appointing some controversial members to the board, hiding them from public scrutiny and preventing them from participating in the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process. Some of those appointees had served for years without ever being confirmed, all while taking a taxpayer-funded $90,000 salary and, in some instances, casting votes to release convicted murderers.
The Illinois Constitution requires that appointees be vetted and confirmed by the Illinois Senate within 60 session days of their appointments. Pritzker, however, has repeatedly circumvented that process, using such tactics as withdrawing appointments before the 60-day deadline and then almost immediately reappointing them to start the clock over.
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The issue came to a head in late March when Democrats finally allowed the unconfirmed appointees to come before the Senate Executive Appointments Committee and began to bring them to the full Senate for a vote. The governor withdrew one of his nominees, a convicted double murderer who had previously voted to release a cop killer he served prison time with. Then the first appointee the Democratic-controlled Senate took up was denied confirmation. Last week, the Senate was scheduled to take up two more. One of these appointees resigned before the vote once it was clear there weren’t enough votes for confirmation, and the other was resoundingly rejected by the Senate that evening.
Why are lawmakers from both parties so concerned about the Prisoner Review Board? While I can speak only for myself, I think it’s safe to say that there is a lot of well-deserved concern when a state board is releasing convicted murderers back to the street at a high rate during a statewide spike in violent crime.
The statistics published on the board’s website offer a glimpse into what is happening at the Prisoner Review Board under Pritzker, especially when we compare it with the record under other recent governors. Based on the annual reports dating to 2004, Pritzker’s board leads the pack in the percentage of adult final discharges granted, releases granted to those imprisoned before 1978 (known as C-number inmates) and clemency petitions that were either granted, expunged or commuted. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board released C-number inmates at a rate nearly three times as high as the board under Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly eight times higher than Gov. Pat Quinn’s board and more than four times as high as Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s board.
Also, according to the published data, Pritzker has granted 93% of clemency petitions. For perspective, the next highest was Quinn at 25%.
Now the Prisoner Review Board’s membership is dwindling, and the governor has become unhinged. We’ve seen all too often Pritzker’s penchant for blaming the failures of his administration on someone else, but he’s now taking it to a new level, making wild claims that Republicans are trying to dismantle government. At recent news conferences, when pressed about the situation with the review board, he has resorted to name-calling and talk of “Facebook fakery,” whatever that means.
The reality is that the governor has repeatedly appointed individuals to serve on the Prisoner Review Board who are so controversial that he can’t get the members of his party to confirm them. So what does the governor expect the members of the Senate to do? Should we not take our “advise and consent” responsibility nor our confirmation responsibility seriously? Does he think we should just blindly accept any appointee he puts forward, regardless of potential concern?
This isn’t a political issue. This is a public safety issue, a justice issue and a commonsense issue.
Pritzker is failing all parties involved in this commonsense issue.
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Vandalia, is the minority spokesperson for the Senate Executive Appointments Committee. | 0 | 1,780 | 0.042024 | https://www.eagletribune.com/region/commentary-the-illinois-prisoner-review-board-is-a-mess-of-pritzker-s-making/article_5fd923f8-b24e-5480-9460-a331ce677f9f.html | 2022-04-06 10:46:10+00:00 | Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda. That is, until now. Senate Democrats who covered for him for over a year finally had enough of his dangerous gamesmanship.
Until last month, the governor had been appointing some controversial members to the board, hiding them from public scrutiny and preventing them from participating in the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process. Some of those appointees had served for years without ever being confirmed, all while taking a taxpayer-funded $90,000 salary and, in some instances, casting votes to release convicted murderers.
The Illinois Constitution requires that appointees be vetted and confirmed by the Illinois Senate within 60 session days of their appointments. Pritzker, however, has repeatedly circumvented that process, using such tactics as withdrawing appointments before the 60-day deadline and then almost immediately reappointing them to start the clock over.
The issue came to a head in late March when Democrats finally allowed the unconfirmed appointees to come before the Senate Executive Appointments Committee and began to bring them to the full Senate for a vote. The governor withdrew one of his nominees, a convicted double murderer who had previously voted to release a cop killer he served prison time with. Then the first appointee the Democratic-controlled Senate took up was denied confirmation. Last week, the Senate was scheduled to take up two more. One of these appointees resigned before the vote once it was clear there weren’t enough votes for confirmation, and the other was resoundingly rejected by the Senate that evening.
Why are lawmakers from both parties so concerned about the Prisoner Review Board? While I can speak only for myself, I think it’s safe to say that there is a lot of well-deserved concern when a state board is releasing convicted murderers back to the street at a high rate during a statewide spike in violent crime.
The statistics published on the board’s website offer a glimpse into what is happening at the Prisoner Review Board under Pritzker, especially when we compare it with the record under other recent governors. Based on the annual reports dating to 2004, Pritzker’s board leads the pack in the percentage of adult final discharges granted, releases granted to those imprisoned before 1978 (known as C-number inmates) and clemency petitions that were either granted, expunged or commuted. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board released C-number inmates at a rate nearly three times as high as the board under Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly eight times higher than Gov. Pat Quinn’s board and more than four times as high as Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s board.
Indeterminate sentences also define C-number inmates. One such inmate, Ray Larsen, was sentenced to 100 to 300 years in prison for murdering a teen boy in 1972 on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Larsen was released last year, then quickly disappeared and became a fugitive from justice. Police apprehended him days later, and his parole was revoked.
Also, according to the published data, Pritzker has granted 93% of clemency petitions. For perspective, the next highest was Quinn at 25%.
Now the Prisoner Review Board’s membership is dwindling, and the governor has become unhinged. We’ve seen all too often Pritzker’s penchant for blaming the failures of his administration on someone else, but he’s now taking it to a new level, making wild claims that Republicans are trying to dismantle government. At recent news conferences, when pressed about the situation with the review board, he has resorted to name-calling and talk of “Facebook fakery,” whatever that means.
This is the current process for Prisoner Review Board appointees: A Democratic governor appoints board members, and the Democrat-supermajority Senate confirms them. The governor’s appointees need 30 votes to be confirmed. There are 41 Democrats in the chamber. A full quarter of the senators from Pritzker’s own party could vote “no,” and there still would be more than enough Democrats left to confirm his appointees.
So it’s unclear how the lack of members on the Prisoner Review Board falls at the feet of Republicans. In fact, the last confirmed member of the board was appointed by a Republican and confirmed unanimously in a bipartisan vote.
The reality is that the governor has repeatedly appointed individuals to serve on the Prisoner Review Board who are so controversial that he can’t get the members of his party to confirm them. It would be easy to conclude that this fact is why Pritzker has been playing games with this process.
So what does the governor expect the members of the Senate to do? Should we not take our “advise and consent” responsibility nor our confirmation responsibility seriously? Does he think we should just blindly accept any appointee he puts forward, regardless of potential concern?
Pritzker has made it clear that he has no desire to acknowledge that the legislature is a co-equal branch of government and has the responsibility of ensuring that appointees to the Prisoner Review Board are well suited for the position.
Illinois’ system of executive appointments has worked quite well for generations, and only the lack of transparency, lack of accountability and political machinations of the current governor have derailed a process that has never been partisan and has never been a problem.
This isn’t a political issue. This is a public safety issue, a justice issue and a commonsense issue.
Pritzker is failing all parties involved in this commonsense issue.
(Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Vandalia, is the minority spokesperson for the Senate Executive Appointments Committee.)
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https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/jason-plummer-the-illinois-prisoner-review-board-is-a-mess-of-pritzker-s-making/article_bd9b2aee-dc26-53e7-a621-7cb537a2eec2.html | Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda. That is, until now. Senate Democrats who covered for him for over a year finally had enough of his dangerous gamesmanship.
Until last month, the governor had been appointing some controversial members to the board, hiding them from public scrutiny and preventing them from participating in the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process. Some of those appointees had served for years without ever being confirmed, all while taking a taxpayer-funded $90,000 salary and, in some instances, casting votes to release convicted murderers.
The Illinois Constitution requires that appointees be vetted and confirmed by the Illinois Senate within 60 session days of their appointments. Pritzker, however, has repeatedly circumvented that process, using such tactics as withdrawing appointments before the 60-day deadline and then almost immediately reappointing them to start the clock over.
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The issue came to a head in late March when Democrats finally allowed the unconfirmed appointees to come before the Senate Executive Appointments Committee and began to bring them to the full Senate for a vote. The governor withdrew one of his nominees, a convicted double murderer who had previously voted to release a cop killer he served prison time with. Then the first appointee the Democratic-controlled Senate took up was denied confirmation. Last week, the Senate was scheduled to take up two more. One of these appointees resigned before the vote once it was clear there weren’t enough votes for confirmation, and the other was resoundingly rejected by the Senate that evening.
Why are lawmakers from both parties so concerned about the Prisoner Review Board? While I can speak only for myself, I think it’s safe to say that there is a lot of well-deserved concern when a state board is releasing convicted murderers back to the street at a high rate during a statewide spike in violent crime.
The statistics published on the board’s website offer a glimpse into what is happening at the Prisoner Review Board under Pritzker, especially when we compare it with the record under other recent governors. Based on the annual reports dating to 2004, Pritzker’s board leads the pack in the percentage of adult final discharges granted, releases granted to those imprisoned before 1978 (known as C-number inmates) and clemency petitions that were either granted, expunged or commuted. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board released C-number inmates at a rate nearly three times as high as the board under Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly eight times higher than Gov. Pat Quinn’s board and more than four times as high as Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s board.
Also, according to the published data, Pritzker has granted 93% of clemency petitions. For perspective, the next highest was Quinn at 25%.
Now the Prisoner Review Board’s membership is dwindling, and the governor has become unhinged. We’ve seen all too often Pritzker’s penchant for blaming the failures of his administration on someone else, but he’s now taking it to a new level, making wild claims that Republicans are trying to dismantle government. At recent news conferences, when pressed about the situation with the review board, he has resorted to name-calling and talk of “Facebook fakery,” whatever that means.
The reality is that the governor has repeatedly appointed individuals to serve on the Prisoner Review Board who are so controversial that he can’t get the members of his party to confirm them. So what does the governor expect the members of the Senate to do? Should we not take our “advise and consent” responsibility nor our confirmation responsibility seriously? Does he think we should just blindly accept any appointee he puts forward, regardless of potential concern?
This isn’t a political issue. This is a public safety issue, a justice issue and a commonsense issue.
Pritzker is failing all parties involved in this commonsense issue.
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Vandalia, is the minority spokesperson for the Senate Executive Appointments Committee. | 1 | 96,231 | 0.042024 | https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Prisoner-review-board-is-mess-of-Pritzker-s-making-17055865.php | 2022-04-04 18:19:07+00:00 | Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda.
That is, until now.
Senate Democrats who covered for him for over a year finally had enough of his dangerous gamesmanship.
Until last month, the governor had been appointing some controversial members to the board, hiding them from public scrutiny and preventing them from participating in the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process. Some of those appointees had served for years without ever being confirmed, all while taking a taxpayer-funded $90,000 salary and, in some instances, casting votes to release convicted murderers.
The Illinois Constitution requires that appointees be vetted and confirmed by the Illinois Senate within 60 session days of their appointments. Pritzker, however, has repeatedly circumvented that process, using such tactics as withdrawing appointments before the 60-day deadline and then almost immediately reappointing them to start the clock over.
The issue came to a head in late March when Democrats finally allowed the unconfirmed appointees to come before the Senate Executive Appointments Committee and began to bring them to the full Senate for a vote. The governor withdrew one of his nominees, a convicted double murderer who had previously voted to release a cop killer he served prison time with. Then the first appointee the Democratic-controlled Senate took up was denied confirmation.
Last week, the Senate was scheduled to take up two more. One of these appointees resigned before the vote once it was clear there weren’t enough votes for confirmation, and the other was resoundingly rejected by the Senate that evening.
Why are lawmakers from both parties so concerned about the Prisoner Review Board? While I can speak only for myself, I think it’s safe to say that there is a lot of well-deserved concern when a state board is releasing convicted murderers back to the street at a high rate during a statewide spike in violent crime.
The statistics published on the board’s website offer a glimpse into what is happening at the Prisoner Review Board under Pritzker, especially when we compare it with the record under other recent governors. Based on the annual reports dating to 2004, Pritzker’s board leads the pack in the percentage of adult final discharges granted, releases granted to those imprisoned before 1978 (known as C-number inmates) and clemency petitions that were either granted, expunged or commuted. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board released C-number inmates at a rate nearly three times as high as the board under Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly eight times higher than Gov. Pat Quinn’s board and more than four times as high as Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s board.
Indeterminate sentences also define C-number inmates. One such inmate, Ray Larsen, was sentenced to 100 to 300 years in prison for murdering a teen boy in 1972 on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Larsen was released last year, then quickly disappeared and became a fugitive from justice. Police apprehended him days later, and his parole was revoked.
Also, according to the published data, Pritzker has granted 93% of clemency petitions. For perspective, the next highest was Quinn at 25%.
Now the Prisoner Review Board’s membership is dwindling, and the governor has become unhinged. We’ve seen all too often Pritzker’s penchant for blaming the failures of his administration on someone else, but he’s now taking it to a new level, making wild claims that Republicans are trying to dismantle government. At recent news conferences, when pressed about the situation with the review board, he has resorted to name-calling and talk of “Facebook fakery,” whatever that means.
This is the current process for Prisoner Review Board appointees: A Democratic governor appoints board members, and the Democrat-supermajority Senate confirms them. The governor’s appointees need 30 votes to be confirmed. There are 41 Democrats in the chamber. A full quarter of the senators from Pritzker’s own party could vote “no,” and there still would be more than enough Democrats left to confirm his appointees.
So it’s unclear how the lack of members on the Prisoner Review Board falls at the feet of Republicans. In fact, the last confirmed member of the board was appointed by a Republican and confirmed unanimously in a bipartisan vote.
The reality is that the governor has repeatedly appointed individuals to serve on the Prisoner Review Board who are so controversial that he can’t get the members of his party to confirm them. It would be easy to conclude that this fact is why Pritzker has been playing games with this process.
So what does the governor expect the members of the Senate to do? Should we not take our “advise and consent” responsibility nor our confirmation responsibility seriously? Does he think we should just blindly accept any appointee he puts forward, regardless of potential concern?
Pritzker has made it clear that he has no desire to acknowledge that the legislature is a co-equal branch of government and has the responsibility of ensuring that appointees to the Prisoner Review Board are well suited for the position.
Illinois’ system of executive appointments has worked quite well for generations, and only the lack of transparency, lack of accountability and political machinations of the current governor have derailed a process that has never been partisan and has never been a problem.
This isn’t a political issue. This is a public safety issue, a justice issue and a commonsense issue.
Pritzker is failing all parties involved in this commonsense issue.
State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, is the minority spokesperson for the Senate Executive Appointments Committee. |
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/jason-plummer-the-illinois-prisoner-review-board-is-a-mess-of-pritzker-s-making/article_bd9b2aee-dc26-53e7-a621-7cb537a2eec2.html | Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda. That is, until now. Senate Democrats who covered for him for over a year finally had enough of his dangerous gamesmanship.
Until last month, the governor had been appointing some controversial members to the board, hiding them from public scrutiny and preventing them from participating in the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process. Some of those appointees had served for years without ever being confirmed, all while taking a taxpayer-funded $90,000 salary and, in some instances, casting votes to release convicted murderers.
The Illinois Constitution requires that appointees be vetted and confirmed by the Illinois Senate within 60 session days of their appointments. Pritzker, however, has repeatedly circumvented that process, using such tactics as withdrawing appointments before the 60-day deadline and then almost immediately reappointing them to start the clock over.
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The issue came to a head in late March when Democrats finally allowed the unconfirmed appointees to come before the Senate Executive Appointments Committee and began to bring them to the full Senate for a vote. The governor withdrew one of his nominees, a convicted double murderer who had previously voted to release a cop killer he served prison time with. Then the first appointee the Democratic-controlled Senate took up was denied confirmation. Last week, the Senate was scheduled to take up two more. One of these appointees resigned before the vote once it was clear there weren’t enough votes for confirmation, and the other was resoundingly rejected by the Senate that evening.
Why are lawmakers from both parties so concerned about the Prisoner Review Board? While I can speak only for myself, I think it’s safe to say that there is a lot of well-deserved concern when a state board is releasing convicted murderers back to the street at a high rate during a statewide spike in violent crime.
The statistics published on the board’s website offer a glimpse into what is happening at the Prisoner Review Board under Pritzker, especially when we compare it with the record under other recent governors. Based on the annual reports dating to 2004, Pritzker’s board leads the pack in the percentage of adult final discharges granted, releases granted to those imprisoned before 1978 (known as C-number inmates) and clemency petitions that were either granted, expunged or commuted. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board released C-number inmates at a rate nearly three times as high as the board under Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly eight times higher than Gov. Pat Quinn’s board and more than four times as high as Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s board.
Also, according to the published data, Pritzker has granted 93% of clemency petitions. For perspective, the next highest was Quinn at 25%.
Now the Prisoner Review Board’s membership is dwindling, and the governor has become unhinged. We’ve seen all too often Pritzker’s penchant for blaming the failures of his administration on someone else, but he’s now taking it to a new level, making wild claims that Republicans are trying to dismantle government. At recent news conferences, when pressed about the situation with the review board, he has resorted to name-calling and talk of “Facebook fakery,” whatever that means.
The reality is that the governor has repeatedly appointed individuals to serve on the Prisoner Review Board who are so controversial that he can’t get the members of his party to confirm them. So what does the governor expect the members of the Senate to do? Should we not take our “advise and consent” responsibility nor our confirmation responsibility seriously? Does he think we should just blindly accept any appointee he puts forward, regardless of potential concern?
This isn’t a political issue. This is a public safety issue, a justice issue and a commonsense issue.
Pritzker is failing all parties involved in this commonsense issue.
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Vandalia, is the minority spokesperson for the Senate Executive Appointments Committee. | 2 | 127,735 | 0.529564 | https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2022-03-31/the-illinois-prisoner-review-board-is-losing-members-following-a-week-of-state-senate-scuffles | 2022-04-16 14:37:21+00:00 | An Illinois state body that reviews possible release for incarcerated people saw its operations grind to a halt this week because the Illinois State Senate declined to confirm two appointees and a third appointee abruptly resigned.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board no longer has enough members to operate. Appointments were held up this week by both state Democrats and Republicans, who are using the board as a proxy fight over criminal justice, a top concern ahead of November’s elections.
At issue were a handful of high-profile people who the board has voted to release over the last two years. Those cases include a woman who killed her two daughters and a man who killed an Illinois State Trooper.
But those cases make up a minute proportion of the board’s work as Illinois mostly eliminated parole in 1978. Less than 100 people still in the state’s criminal justice system are eligible for parole.
Instead, the lack of quorum will most impact the other duties held by the board, such as hearing cases for people who have violated the terms of their release. Although quorum isn’t necessary for such decisions, Jennifer Soble of the Illinois Prison Project said the board’s diminished capacity could lead to a higher level of dysfunction. Soble said that focusing on a few high-profile parolees instead of the work of the board as a whole is “doing the whole state a huge disservice.”
“Whenever anyone leaves the prison of the Department of Corrections, it’s the Prisoner Review Board that sets their supervision conditions,” Soble said. “Last year, they did that 12,335 times.”
Earlier this month, Pritzker pulled a nominee for the board, that of a former parolee.
The Illinois State Senate declined to confirm two appointees to the board over the course of the last week. A third appointee resigned before the Senate could vote on his position. That left the board with just six members, two short of a quorum.
Pritzker blamed Republican election-year messaging on crime for the hemorrhaging board at a press event Tuesday.
“[Republicans] take the original crime that took place, often decades and decades ago, and they just talk about the headline of that crime and don’t talk about everything else that’s occurred,” Pritzker said.
But many Democrats in the Senate voted against Pritzker’s nominees as well. Many represent more parts of the state Democrats fear Republicans will target in the November election or areas with high concentrations of law enforcement members.
House Republican leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs referred to the board’s high-profile decisions again in a Wednesday press conference.
Durkin didn’t weigh in on how much of a problem 85 elderly potential parolees could pose to public safety in Illinois. He focused on the contention that’s surrounded recent decisions to parole.
“If we’re going to say that the prison review board is going to grant parole, I’m saying that we’re not going to deny it, I want a higher threshold,” Durkin said. “I want two-thirds of the board. Because right now, these are razor thin margins that are going on.”
Durkin introduced a bill to add law enforcement representation to the board and raise thresholds for votes to parole murderers. That bill is currently stalled.
In the meantime, the board has had to postpone a meeting scheduled for March 31 and cancel its hearings that were scheduled for April 12 to April 15.
Caroline Kubzansky covers the statehouse for WBEZ. Follow her @CKubzansky.
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https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php | BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening. | 0 | 29,559 | 0 | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php | 2022-04-04 13:16:31+00:00 | BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening. |
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php | BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening. | 1 | 29,561 | 0 | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php | 2022-04-04 13:16:32+00:00 | BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening. |
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php | BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening. | 2 | 30,032 | 0 | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php | 2022-04-04 13:18:11+00:00 | BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening. |
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/3166478/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland/ | Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a “phased” relaxation of the remaining Covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks – which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings – will be converted to guidance on April 18.
Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will “continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present”.
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded. | 0 | 77,285 | 0 | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/scotland/4128689/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland/ | 2022-04-04 02:15:36+00:00 | Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a “phased” relaxation of the remaining Covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks – which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings – will be converted to guidance on April 18.
Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will “continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present”.
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded. |
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/3166478/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland/ | Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a “phased” relaxation of the remaining Covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks – which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings – will be converted to guidance on April 18.
Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will “continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present”.
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded. | 1 | 108,920 | 0.11581 | https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/face-masks-no-longer-legally-23584559 | 2022-04-04 06:57:33+00:00 | Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a "phased" relaxation of the remaining covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks - which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings - will be converted to guidance on April 18.
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Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will "continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present".
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded. |
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/3166478/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland/ | Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a “phased” relaxation of the remaining Covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks – which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings – will be converted to guidance on April 18.
Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will “continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present”.
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded. | 2 | 87,715 | 0.147801 | https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotland/781947/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland.html | 2022-04-04 03:58:18+00:00 | Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a “phased” relaxation of the remaining Covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks – which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings – will be converted to guidance on April 18.
Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will “continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present”.
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded.
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